BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) – The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program is issuing a statewide reminder ahead of 4/20: “If you feel different, you drive different.”
Officials are reminding residents that anyone under the influence of marijuana is unfit to drive.
A recent study shows 26% of drivers killed or seriously injured in crashes tested positive for marijuana.
On April 20, officials are urging West Virginians to take the following precautions:
“It is important for drivers to understand that driving while under the influence of cannabis is impaired driving, and it can result in a DUI arrest,” stated Huntington PD Sgt. Joey Koher, the WV Drug Evaluation Classification (DEC) Program Coordinator. “As we approach this non-traditional holiday, I want to remind our community to make responsible choices when consuming cannabis. Please do not drive impaired and put yourself and others at risk. Law enforcement officers will be proactively patrolling to keep our roadways safe. If you choose not to make the right decision, we will make it for you.”
For more information on drug-impaired driving, visit www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drug-impaired-driving.
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