Beginning on December 12, 2014 and running through January 5, 2015 the Southern Oregon Coast DUII Taskforce will have police officers out looking for impaired drivers over the Christmas & New Years Holiday. The Southern Oregon Coast DUII Taskforce is made up of Law Enforcement Agencies within Coos County with police officers participating from Coos Bay Police Department, Coquille Police Department, Coos County Sheriff’s Office, and Oregon State Police.
The deployment of additional officers during this time period is a joint effort by law enforcement agencies and Oregon Impact. The goal is to ensure that roads in Coos County are safe to travel on. We hope to accomplish this goal by aggressively seeking out impaired drivers and removing them from the road.
The Taskforce would like to remind drivers that under Oregon Law, driving under the influence of alcohol, and/or controlled substances is illegal and will result in arrest. Controlled substances include illegal narcotics such as methamphetamine, Heroin and Marijuana, but also include many prescription medications as well. The Taskforce would like to encourage all drivers this holiday season to drive safe, and be smart by having a designated driver identified before you start drinking.
In November, the Coos Bay Police department had one DUII Taskforce deployment. There were three DUII arrests in Coos Bay during November 2014.