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  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security


DUI Checkpoint Set For April 13th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012

DUI checkpoint set for Friday April 13th in Wilmington.



OHS Urges Motorcylists to Respect Your Ride and to Ride Safe and Ride Smart After Three Motorcycle Fatalities In One Week

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2012

Dover – The first motorcycle fatality of the year occurred in Dover on April 2nd and was quickly followed by a double motorcycle fatality in Newark on April 4th. According to Police reports, excessive speeding, no driver’s license (no motorcycle rider training), and failure to yield are factors in these crashes.



OHS Announces Start of Motorcycle Safety Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Dover – Motorcycle crashes have been on the rise nationally for the past ten years. And in the last five, while fatal crashes involving a motorcyclist in Delaware have gone up and down, injury crashes have steadily increased. That is why the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) has launched a new Motorcycle Safety campaign titled Respect Your Ride. This campaign, aimed at motorcyclists, directs riders to www.MotorcyclesafetyDE.org, where they can find information about the proper tools and training to make them the safest rider they can be.



Governor Markell Recognizes Newport Chief Capriglione for Decade of Service to Delaware Police Chiefs’ Council

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Over the years, Newport Chief of Police Michael Capriglione has become known as a leader for local police agencies statewide and a champion for DUI enforcement in New Castle County.



Finding A Designated Driver On St. Patrick’s Day Isn’t Luck. It’s Smart.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, March 1, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is just two weeks away and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is reminding everyone to make plans to secure a designated driver if you plan to go out and celebrate the holiday. The New Castle County DUI Task Force is planning to coordinate a checkpoint to coincide with the pre-St. Patricks day festivities in Wilmington on Saturday, March 10th. Finding a designated driver on St. Patrick’s Day won’t be luck, it will be smart.






  Category: Department of Safety and Homeland Security

DUI Checkpoint Set For April 13th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012

DUI checkpoint set for Friday April 13th in Wilmington.



OHS Urges Motorcylists to Respect Your Ride and to Ride Safe and Ride Smart After Three Motorcycle Fatalities In One Week

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2012

Dover – The first motorcycle fatality of the year occurred in Dover on April 2nd and was quickly followed by a double motorcycle fatality in Newark on April 4th. According to Police reports, excessive speeding, no driver’s license (no motorcycle rider training), and failure to yield are factors in these crashes.



OHS Announces Start of Motorcycle Safety Campaign

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Dover – Motorcycle crashes have been on the rise nationally for the past ten years. And in the last five, while fatal crashes involving a motorcyclist in Delaware have gone up and down, injury crashes have steadily increased. That is why the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) has launched a new Motorcycle Safety campaign titled Respect Your Ride. This campaign, aimed at motorcyclists, directs riders to www.MotorcyclesafetyDE.org, where they can find information about the proper tools and training to make them the safest rider they can be.



Governor Markell Recognizes Newport Chief Capriglione for Decade of Service to Delaware Police Chiefs’ Council

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Over the years, Newport Chief of Police Michael Capriglione has become known as a leader for local police agencies statewide and a champion for DUI enforcement in New Castle County.



Finding A Designated Driver On St. Patrick’s Day Isn’t Luck. It’s Smart.

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | News | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, March 1, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is just two weeks away and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is reminding everyone to make plans to secure a designated driver if you plan to go out and celebrate the holiday. The New Castle County DUI Task Force is planning to coordinate a checkpoint to coincide with the pre-St. Patricks day festivities in Wilmington on Saturday, March 10th. Finding a designated driver on St. Patrick’s Day won’t be luck, it will be smart.