Driving While Intoxicated statistics of the local police in all agencies, including the Allegany County New York State Police, whose headquarters are in Amity show young adults aged between 22 and 29 years are the biggest culprits.

Overall, however, the figures show the number of arrests for DWI down - 55 women during the year 2007, 77 in 2006 and 278 men in the year 2007, to 286 in 2006.

Deb Aumick, director of the Allegany County STOP DWI program, credits the decline of higher education and local communities in their programs.

“I am not quite sure why the statistics are,” said Aumick. “I would like to say is education. I know, Alfred, the decline to the fact that the bonds are no longer operating, and I think that universities are increasingly the floor. ”

Alfred Police took 52 arrests in 2006 and 42 arrests in 2007. Chief Tim O’Grady, he said attributes, in part because they publish now, the Hot-Dog Day ceiling patrols.
“We want people in the street, in this way,” he said.

“I trust our young people are to get the word,” said Aumick.
But during Aumick noted, the average number of arrests for minors to drink, it focuses on the rates for young adults from 21 to over 29 years.

“We are always on the High School-Kids, but I think that we have for the work of all those involved in the world of work,” said Aumick. “Universities are of their message, but if it comes from school to go to work in the working world to drink during the trip increases among young adults. I can only speculate, there is some freedom, which, with more or not to live, according to his mother and father, and with your own money helping to solve the problem. ”

And while she has no answers to stop the increase, it is encouraged by some of the most recent changes, it is to see.

Fines, in the province of drinking and driving, offences rises above $ 8000 This is important because Aumick STOP DWI program is funded in part by drunk driving fines.

“I can only assume that the courts and the trial period increasingly close and the collection of fines,” she said.

Aumick said she was also pleased that the bar owners will go ahead and take an active part to stop DWIs.

“I have to give praise for the bars in Andover, in the last St Patrick’s Day celebration of the proposed routes, especially for the people at home were too drunk to drive or horse they needed,” Aumick said. “It gives people a certain freedom to operate an alternative drunk. We are not against drinking, we want people to drink responsibly and not hide behind the wheel. ”

Aumick said it is considering a way to help bar owner, such a programme. She also said there is a law on the books, which can review the courts to require a Zündschloss authors in their vehicles, drivers, at his own expense, the prohibition of the car. However, it is not widespread, she said.

Citing statistics, which show an increase in DWIs for workers from 45 to 49 years for men and women, Aumick, said: “Personally, I can not be careful when they install costly for ignition locks. They are the hard-core - Drinker, which simply not understand that it is illegal to drive drunk. “

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