NewsWhore
12-27-2006, 04:30 PM
A total of 17 people perished over the Christmas weekend. There were 14 deaths and 396 injuries as a result of traffic-related accidents, and of these, 175 were motorcycle victims, and 62 in other motorized transport. Logically, most of the victims were in Santo Domingo and Santiago. There was one fatality from a fireworks accident, and five others were treated for burns in similar accidents. Two people died of alcohol intoxication, and 84 were treated for alcohol-related problems. The National Emergency Center (COE) has 35,000 volunteers working along the nation's highways as part of the safety program designed to lower the holiday death toll.
The director of the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, Dr. Victor Quezada recommended that the government reinstate the midnight and 2 am weekend and holiday alcohol vending times. He commented that most of the cases of deaths occurred after these hours and those driving were doing so under the effects of alcohol, as reported in the Listin Diario.
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The director of the Dario Contreras Trauma Hospital, Dr. Victor Quezada recommended that the government reinstate the midnight and 2 am weekend and holiday alcohol vending times. He commented that most of the cases of deaths occurred after these hours and those driving were doing so under the effects of alcohol, as reported in the Listin Diario.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)