Driving under the influence (DUI) is a serious problem across the nation, state, and right here in Napa County. We all pay for DUI problems. The costs certainly affect the drinking driver ($13,000), the victim (priceless) and our community systems of law enforcement, health care, the courts and more.

* The City of Napa is ranked 13^th highest out of 104 comparison cities in California for alcohol-involved collisions.  California Office of Traffic Safety http://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp

*Napa County is ranked 11^th highest of the 58 counties for alcohol-involved collisions. California Office of Traffic Safety http://www.ots.ca.gov/Media_and_Research/Rankings/default.asp

*Rates of heavy drinking in Napa County are higher than statewide averages. (California Health Interview Survey 2007, http://www.chis.ucla.edu/).

*Heavy drinkers tend to be more likely to believe they have adequate driving abilities and therefore more likely to drink and drive. (Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Psychology, May 2008)