GTPD to Offer Alcohol Service Seminar at Valleybrook

Gloucester Township Police Department issued the following press release as part of its "101 Days of Summer" public safety initiative:

As part of our "101 Days of Summer" safety initiative, the Gloucester Township Police Traffic Safety Unit will be holding an alcohol server education seminar on Monday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The seminar is hosted by Ron Jaworski’s Valleybrook Country Club. This free seminar is open to all employees of Gloucester Township businesses that serve alcohol.

Attendees will receive information on responsibilities of alcohol servers, drinking and driving laws, identifying underage persons, identifying fraudulent identification, the designated driver program and the effects of alcohol and drug impairment on drivers. They will also have the opportunity to utilize the fatal vision impairment goggles along with the departments DWI simulator vehicle.

Fatal Vision is an evidenced-based international training tool used to demonstrate the concept of impairment and the dangers of alcohol and other drug misuse and abuse. Its purpose is to provide a means to influence attitudes and behaviors and educate people of all ages and across all languages. Fatal Vision’s purpose is not to duplicate impairment caused by a specific level of alcohol or drug ingested by a human. Alcohol and other drug impairment is the result of the alcohol or other drugs’ effect on the brain. The Fatal Vision Goggles distort vision and cause reactions that mimic behaviors exhibited by someone under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.

Participants will navigate through an obstacle course while wearing the fatal vision goggles so that they can experience how alcohol can impair ones reaction time and perception while operating a vehicle.

In 2012, there were 168 alcohol relates fatalities in New Jersey. Even though alcohol related fatalities have decrease in recent years, the Gloucester Township Police recognizes that impaired driving remains a serious concern. Please join with us in working to decrease alcohol related fatalities again this year.

Please contact the Traffic Services Bureau at 856-374-5715 or email Ptl. Chris Roznowski at croznowksi@gtpolice.com to register for this free event. Do not call Valleybrook for information.