New Michigan Ads Shows How DUI Conviction Impacts Employment
A state-wide advertising blitz and drunk driving crackdown, sponsored by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP), Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest starts on August 21, 2009 and runs through September 7, 2009. The federally funded ads are part of a comprehensive advertising campaign.
With safety belt use at a record high, drunk driving is the top priority for OHSP in 2009 and beyond. Between 2003 and 2008, 2,168 people were killed and 8,914 seriously injured in alcohol-involved crashes resulting in an economic cost to the state of more than $12.3 billion.
New television and radio ads, specifically targeting young men, highlight how a driving while drunken conviction follows a person for a long time, including the ability to be gainfully employed. And many of the persons convicted are in fact employed, raising the concern that these may occur during work and impact an employer’s workers’ compensation exposure.
The TV spot features a young man convicted of drunk driving and how the DUI literally follows him around in his daily life. The man, chained to a keg representing the arrest, drags the DUI along with him as he walks through town because he no longer has a license. The “keg and chain” ad can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ohsp
“A drunk driving arrest doesn’t end with a night in jail,” OHSP Director Michael Prince said. “Convicted drunk drivers can lose their licenses and sometimes their jobs and spend several thousand dollars in fines and fees.” (workersxzcompxzkit)
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