Impaired Driving Prevention
The Impaired Driving Prevention Key Area will track strategies and action steps directly related to the prevention of fatalities and serious injuries due to alcohol- and drug-impaired driving.
Chair: Meg Matta, Department of Public Safety – Office of Traffic Safety
Vice Chair: Sgt. Andrew Sherbondy, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Alternative Sentencing
Facilitator: Tim Burrows, Kimley-Horn
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687 people lost their lives in impaired driving crashes on Nevada roads between 2016-2020.
The Nevada Crash Data Dashboard provides information on who is involved in impaired driving fatalities and fatal crashes, where and when these crashes occurred, and why they happened. Nevada’s strategies to reduce impaired driving fatalities and serious injuries are listed below.
Events
November 6, 2024 – Impaired Driving Prevention Key Area Task Force Meeting
Strategies
- Enhance driving under the influence (DUI) deterrence through improved criminal justice system response.
- Support training and education for law enforcement agencies and commit to high-visibility DUI enforcement.
- Improve understanding of impaired driving issues through better data.
- Improve primary prevention efforts aimed at driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver.
Resources
| Documents | Download | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Impaired Driving Prevention August 2024 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary | 08/2024 | |
| Impaired Driving Prevention April 2024 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary | 04/2024 | |
| Impaired Driving Prevention January 2024 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary | 01/2024 | |
| Impaired Driving Prevention August 2023 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary | 08/2023 | |
| Nevada Impaired Driving Program Plan | 06/2023 | |
| Nevada Impaired Driving Program Assessment 2023 | 02/2023 | |
| National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2018 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Facts | 06/2020 | |
| Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Alcohol and Drugs | Website | 02/2020 |
| Ignition Interlocks – What You Need To Know: A Toolkit for Policymakers, Highway Safety Professionals, And Advocates – Updated 2019 | 11/2019 | |
| Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado – A Report Pursuant to Senate Bill 13-283 | 10/2018 | |
| Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States | 05/2018 |
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