Omaha Drug Impaired Campaign

Omaha NE

22 April, 2022

4:17 PM

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Press release from the City of Omaha: April 20, 2022 The Omaha Police Department is taking part in the 2022 Drug Impaired Campaign this week. Drugged driving is on the rise in Nebraska. To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with The Omaha Police Department to spread the message that drug-impaired driving of any kind is dangerous and illegal. NDOT Highway Safety Office wants to remind all drivers: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Like drunk driving, drug-impaired driving is illegal nationwide. According to NHTSA, between 2009 and 2018, of those drivers killed in crashes and tested for marijuana, the presence of marijuana had nearly doubled. In 2018, 46% of drivers who were killed in crashes and were tested for drugs, tested positive. Those who plan to celebrate should have a plan in place and refrain from driving. . For more information on impaired driving, please visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drug-impaired-driving. This press release was produced by the City of Omaha. The views expressed here are the author's own.