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Police: Play it safe on the roads, water

Posted on Jul 25, 2008

With Virginia’s lakes, rivers, bays and oceanfront popular holiday destinations for the coming Fourth of July weekend, drivers are reminded to play it safe both on the water and on the road. Today across the Commonwealth press conferences were held to remind Virginians that BUI - Boating Under the Influence - and DUI - Driving Under the Influence -are an illegal and deadly combination, especially at a time when waterways and highways are at their busiest.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF), Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Virginia State Police, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and numerous local law enforcement gathered alongside the James River and Smith Mountain Lake on Wednesday, July 2, to focus on boating and vehicle traffic safety during the Independence Day weekend.

“In the interest of public safety this Fourth of July weekend, Virginia conservation police officers will be joining forces with the Virginia State Police and other law enforcement personnel across the Commonwealth. The primary focus of this effort will be to apprehend those persons operating motorboats and motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs,” said VDGIF Law Enforcement Division Chief Colonel Dabney W. Watts, Jr.