For years local residents have advised newcomers and visiting foreigners to be extremely careful on the streets, roads and highways of the Dominican Republic. Yesterday, Diario Libre reported that the HBO cable service is broadcasting a short documentary entitled “Valley of Death: Driving in the DR”, a story about the lenience to drinking and driving, application of the law and the carelessness of drivers on the roadways. Apparently the documentary became more poignant with the deaths of Major League players such as Oscar Taveras of the St. Louis Cardinals and Yordano Ventura, a star for the Kansas City Royals. Both men were killed in traffic accidents.
HBO reporter Jon Frankel traveled throughout the Dominican Republic and reported on what he called “the epidemic of highway deaths.”
Following the deaths of several Dominican MLB players in violent car accidents, Real Sports shared with its viewers the Presidency campaign that warns about violating traffic laws and drinking under the influence of alcohol.
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20 April 2017
