NewsWhore
04-25-2011, 06:50 PM
The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports that traffic accidents remain the main cause of deaths during the Easter break over the past five years.
Of the 30 people who were reported dead from Thursday to Sunday, 23 were killed in the 368 accidents the COE registered nationwide from Thursday to Saturday. 510 people were injured. Of the dead, 11 were killed in 220 motorcycle crashes, or 66.26% of all traffic accidents. Last year there were 22 deaths, and in 2009, 56, of which 36 were in traffic accidents.
The COE reports that 668 people were attended by Civil Defense crews during the break. 570 persons were affected by traffic accidents. There were 73 cases of alcohol poisoning, leading to two deaths. There were 50 food poisoning cases without fatalities. Five people drowned.
The toll was six dead on Sunday, 12 dead on Saturday, 10 dead on Friday, and two dead on Thursday.
Minister of Public Health Bautista Rojas Gomez expressed his concern that Dominicans have not yet understood the need to use a helmet when driving a motorcycle. Speaking at the Dr. Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, the minister referred to several tragic cases that had occurred over the weekend involving people who were killed because they did not use a helmet. He said he believed that the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) should not permit anyone who is drinking alcohol to drive a motorcycle, let alone without a helmet.
This year was notable for the large number of people who returned to the major cities on Saturday, rather than on Sunday, the last day of the long weekend. Also this year, the number of businesses closing on Thursday was noted, as were the few businesses that opened on Saturday, making this truly the longest long weekend holiday in the country.
Listin Diario reported that 900 patients were attended at the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, and 15 minors (ages 5 to 17 years) suffered from alcohol intoxication.
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Of the 30 people who were reported dead from Thursday to Sunday, 23 were killed in the 368 accidents the COE registered nationwide from Thursday to Saturday. 510 people were injured. Of the dead, 11 were killed in 220 motorcycle crashes, or 66.26% of all traffic accidents. Last year there were 22 deaths, and in 2009, 56, of which 36 were in traffic accidents.
The COE reports that 668 people were attended by Civil Defense crews during the break. 570 persons were affected by traffic accidents. There were 73 cases of alcohol poisoning, leading to two deaths. There were 50 food poisoning cases without fatalities. Five people drowned.
The toll was six dead on Sunday, 12 dead on Saturday, 10 dead on Friday, and two dead on Thursday.
Minister of Public Health Bautista Rojas Gomez expressed his concern that Dominicans have not yet understood the need to use a helmet when driving a motorcycle. Speaking at the Dr. Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, the minister referred to several tragic cases that had occurred over the weekend involving people who were killed because they did not use a helmet. He said he believed that the Metropolitan Transport Authority (AMET) should not permit anyone who is drinking alcohol to drive a motorcycle, let alone without a helmet.
This year was notable for the large number of people who returned to the major cities on Saturday, rather than on Sunday, the last day of the long weekend. Also this year, the number of businesses closing on Thursday was noted, as were the few businesses that opened on Saturday, making this truly the longest long weekend holiday in the country.
Listin Diario reported that 900 patients were attended at the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, and 15 minors (ages 5 to 17 years) suffered from alcohol intoxication.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)