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Memorial Day among the most dangerous for serious and fatal Arizona car accidents

Arizona law enforcement will be out in force looking for speeders, drunk drivers and other traffic violations as they aim to reduce the number of serious and fatal Arizona car accidents this Memorial Day weekend, according to ABC15.

While New Year’s is the holiday that frequently gets the attention when it comes to the dangers of traffic accidents, the summer holidays of Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day are the deadliest in Arizona.”We’re going to have a lot of officers out here working the streets, the highways, the back ways, and the interstates,” said Department of Public Safety Officer George Gregor.

The Glendale Star reports police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints in an effort to reduce the danger of Arizona drunk driving accidents.

A total of 343 of the 937 fatal Arizona car accidents in 2008 involved a drunk driver; accounting for more than one-third of all traffic fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

And the Arizona Republic reports that the West Valley DUI Task Force will be out in force in a effort to reduce Peoria car accidents.

Fatal Arizona car accidents during 2008 holidays

New Year’s: 3
Memorial Day: 11
Fourth of July: 11
Labor Day: 11
Thanksgiving: 5
Christmas: 2
Nationwide fatal holiday traffic accidents

New Year’s: 141
Memorial Day: 370
Fourth of July: 437
Labor Day: 423
Thanksgiving: 439
Christmas: 364
If you have been injured in a traffic accident, contact the Arizona injury lawyers at Abels & Annes for a free and confidential appointment to discuss your rights. Call (602) 819-5191 today.

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