The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports that the Christmas and New Year safety operation “Awareness for Life 2021-2022” ended with 16 deaths for traffic accidents, alcohol intoxication and food poisoning, 31.25% less than in 2020.
Another 15 deaths occurred outside the COE operation realm, for a total 26 deaths over the holidays.
For the second phase of the holiday safety operation, for the New Year celebrations, there were 102 traffic accidents (from 2pm on 30 Dec 2021 to 6pm on 1 January 2022). 81 of these accidents involved motorcyclists. As a consequence of the traffic accidents, six persons died. 124 persons were directly involved in the traffic accidents. The COE reports 250 alcohol intoxications, yet no deaths for alcohol intoxication. 16 food poisonings are reported.
For the first phase of the operation, 122 traffic accidents were reported (from 2pm of 23 December 2021 to 6pm on 25 December 2021). There were 5 deaths in the road accidents, 150 persons were directly affected by the traffic accidents. There were 301 alcohol intoxications, no deaths for these, and 101 food poisonings.
The authorities report an additional 15 fatalities for reasons other than traffic accidents, alcohol intoxications and food poisonings.
The authorities report 12,222 assistances were provided to some 4,712,000 domestic travelers during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday.
The provinces that registered the most cases were: Santo Domingo 14.7%, National District 11.6%, Santiago 11.1%, and Duarte (San Francisco de Macorís) 6.25%.
The Transit Safety and Land Transportation Agency (Digesett) carried out roadblocks on the Duarte highway from Santiago, on the Coral highway from Punta Cana and in the south from Baní, on the Sanchez highway, to ensure the safety of the return of thousands of people who traveled to the interior for the holidays.
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El Dia
3 January 2022