* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:22] IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL ON TODAY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR, JOHN WHITMEYER, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNERS IN THE MEDIA. WE ARE ALL HERE TODAY AS A UNITED FRONT TO STAND UP AGAINST, UH, SELFISH AND RECKLESS CRIME OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED AND STANDING WITH THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. TODAY WE HAVE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, BEL AIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOUTH HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLES, PRECINCTS ONE, FOUR AND FIVE, AND MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. AND THE MESSAGE TODAY IS SIMPLE. THE 4TH OF JULY IS A CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE. DON'T LOSE IT TO A DWI. AND THANK YOU. AND I HAVE WORDS FROM THE MAYOR. THANK YOU CAPTAIN, AND THANK YOU, UH, CHIEF DIAZ AND HPD FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER WITH OTHER OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. I'LL START AND I'LL END MY MESSAGE THIS MORNING TO ANYONE THAT CAN HEAR MY VOICE AS WE ENTER A LONG WEEKEND. JUST DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE. IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT. THAT'S A SIMPLE MESSAGE. YOU HAVE SO MANY OTHER OPTIONS, RIDE SHARING WALKABILITY. I CAN GO ON AND ON. DO NOT DRINK AND GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF AN AUTOMOBILE BECAUSE IF YOU DO, THIS GROUP OF LAWMEN WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE. AND THIS DISTRICT ATTORNEY SEAN TIER, MADE HIS REPUTATION WITH NO NONSENSE TOWARDS DWI OFFENDERS. WE'RE ALL UNITED TO THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO DWI, WE'RE SORRY. AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HOLD FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE TO MAD. I'VE WORKED WITH YOU FOR YEARS IN THE LEGISLATURE. OUR SOCIETY'S A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE MAD WAS CREATED AND GOES FORWARD BY MAKING CERTAIN THAT WE NEVER, NEVER ABANDONED THE MESSAGE OF DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. THERE'S NO EXCUSE. AND LET ME JUST EMPHASIZE WHY IT'S NOT WORTH IT. PERSON, FIRST OF ALL, A DWI WILL COST YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. YOU'LL GO TO JAIL. YOU WILL NOT LIKE JAIL IF YOU INJURE SOMEONE AND EVEN TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE, YOU WILL SPEND YEARS IN PRISON. I JUST CAN'T BE MORE PLAIN. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. IT'S NOT WORTH IT. YOU'LL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. YOU'LL RUIN YOUR FAMILY'S LIVES, YOU'LL RUIN YOUR FUTURE. SO I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE. I WANT TO THANK HBD AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER IN RECENT WEEKS ON COLLABORATION FOR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. WE ARE MAKING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES. WE'RE GOING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY HOUSTON, BUT THE REGION. THANK YOU DPS THANK YOU, CONSTABLE SHERIFF'S, OFFICE METRO. I CAN GO ON AND ON. THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MAKE HOUSTON A SAFER COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. SO AS I STARTED, LET ME END. HAVE FUN THIS WEEKEND. WE HOPE YOU'RE AT FREEMAN, FREEDOM OVER TEXAS. BE WITH YOUR FAMILY. JUST DON'T GET BEHIND A CAR AFTER YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING. JUST DON'T DO IT. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ALL OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, MAD FAMILIES OF VICTIMS TOGETHER. WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN HOUSTON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR, UH, SPENDING YOUR MORNING. I KNOW YOU CAN BE AT A THOUSAND PLACES TODAY, AND YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW VALUABLE THIS INFORMATION IS. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN THE MEDIA FOR SHARING YOUR TIME AND COMING TO OUR OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MESSAGE GETS OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. UH, LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 54 DWIS DURING THIS TIME, THIS YEAR. OUR GOAL IS ZERO, BUT IT STARTS WITH A MESSAGING. WE CAN, WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS BEING RESPONSIBLE, NOT GETTING BEHIND A WHEEL. HAVE A PLAN. UH, JUST BE SMART BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ONLY AFFECTING YOURSELF, YOU'RE AFFECTING YOUR FAMILIES AT HOME THAT ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO GIVE BACK FROM THESE EVENTS. SO I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE MESSAGE. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE. DON'T [00:05:01] GET BEHIND A WHEEL. HAVE A PLAN. UH, WE'RE WE'RE SMARTER THAN THAT. THERE'S NO NEED TO CREATE ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY DO, UH, HURT A LOT OF PEOPLE. RIGHT? UH, JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE HAD OUR OWN SERGEANT ON DAY SHIFT WORKING A NORMAL TRAFFIC STOP. AND YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE HERE TO MY RIGHT. AND HE WAS HIT BY D-W-D-W-I DRIVER AT FIVE 30 IN THE MORNING, OR SIT AROUND SIX. SO IT DOES HAPPEN. STAY OUT OF THESE AFTER HOURS BARS IF YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE WE'RE TACKLING THOSE TOO. WE'RE FOCUSED ON IT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. KEEPING HOUSTONIANS SAFE, UH, IS A PRIORITY FOR THE MAYOR AND OUR TEAM HERE AT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, I WANNA THANK OUR PARTNERS AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. EVERY SINGLE AGENCY INVOLVED IS TAKING THIS AS SERIOUS. 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO. ONE LIFE LOSS, ONE TRAGIC ACCIDENT IS TOO MANY. SO I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY ELSE, UH, FOR COMING OUR PARTNERS, FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE, OUR PARTNERS, FOR LENDING US THE STAFF TO TACKLE THIS. AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO THE FREEDOM OVER TEXAS, HAVE FUN, PACK YOUR PATIENTS, COME IN THERE, HANG OUT, HAVE A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE. UH, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. IT'S NOT ABOUT GETTING DRUNK, IT'S NOT ABOUT HAVING TOO MUCH FUN. IF YOU WANNA DO THAT, STAY AT HOME. DON'T GET BEHIND THE WHEEL, DRIVE SOBER OR, OR YOU'RE GONNA GET PULLED OVER. SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO OUR FANTASTIC DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SEAN, HERE. THANK YOU, CHIEF. OKAY. UH, I WANNA START BY THANKING CHIEF DIAZ. UM, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE WORKING RELATIONSHIP. UM, SHERIFF GONZALEZ AND HIS TEAM AS WELL, UH, THE MAYOR FOR, FOR BEING HERE AND, AND REALLY LENDING HIS VOICE TO HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. AND TO EVERY ONE OF MY MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE THAT I'VE WORKED WITH FOR YEARS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UM, IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC SEES WHAT WE REALLY ARE, WHICH IS A UNITED FRONT AGAINST THIS. CHIEF DIAZ TALKED ABOUT HAVING A PLAN, BUT I WANT TO GET MORE GRANULAR WITH THAT. IF YOU HAVE A DRINK AT A BARBECUE, AT YOUR HOUSE, AT A BAR, BUT YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA COME UP WITH YOUR PLAN ON HOW TO GET HOME AFTER THAT, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK. IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE. YOU HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE THAT COULD COST YOU YOUR LIFE, THAT COULD COST SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE, BUT ALMOST CERTAINLY BASED ON HOW MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WE HAVE OUT HERE, WILL COST YOU YOUR FREEDOM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS NOT WORTH IT. BEFORE YOU START THAT DAY, TOMORROW OR SATURDAY OR WHATEVER DAY YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS, HAVE A PLAN ON HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET HOME SAFELY. BECAUSE THE BEST CASE SCENARIO, IF YOU DON'T, IS ONE OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN FIND YOU, CATCH YOU, AND WE PROSECUTE YOU. WE WILL TAKE YOUR LICENSE. WE WILL TAKE YOUR FREEDOM. ANYONE THAT HAS KNOWN ME KNOWS HOW SERIOUS THIS IS TO ME. I HAVE SAT WITH THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AT MAD ACROSS THE TABLE WITH FAR TOO MANY FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES BASED ON THIS INCREDIBLY SELFISH CRIME ZERO TOLERANCE THIS WEEKEND AND GOING FORWARD, ZERO TOLERANCE FROM MY OFFICE. IF YOU MAKE THIS INCREDIBLY SELFISH DECISION, YOU'LL GET CAUGHT AND YOU WILL GET CONVICTED. WE ARE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE NATION IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED FATALITIES. WHILE I AM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WHILE MAYOR WHITMEYER IS THE MAYOR OF HOUSTON. AND WHILE CHIEF DIAZ AND SHERIFF GONZALEZ ARE PART OF THIS GROUP, IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. FIND ANOTHER WAY HOME. CONTINUE TO HAVE FUN, BUT FIND ANOTHER WAY HOME. AND WITH THAT, I'M GONNA HAND IT TO, UH, CAPTAIN ALVERS, WHO IS SOMEONE THAT I'VE WORKED WITH FOR YEARS, AND WE HAVE STOOD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OVER MANY, MANY TRAGIC MISTAKES. THANK YOU, DA'S. HERE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M CAPTAIN ERIC ALBERTS, COMMANDER OF THE VEHICLE CRIMES DIVISION FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ON BEHALF OF SHERIFF ED GONZALEZ, IT'S AN HONOR TO JOIN YOU TODAY ALONGSIDE OUR VALUE TRAFFIC SAFETY PARTNERS, AS WE WORK TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. FROM INDEPENDENT, UH, THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY, FROM DANGERS OF IMPAIRED DRIVING, AS WE CELEBRATE THIS GREAT HOLIDAY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON OUR ROADS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. IMPAIRED DRIVING IS 100% PREVENTABLE CRIME. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD NO DWI RELATED FATALITIES THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, A REMINDER THAT [00:10:01] TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE TO PREVENT IMPAIRED DRIVING AND TO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE. IF YOU'RE CAUGHT DRIVING IMPAIRED, EXPECT TO BE ARRESTED. NO EXCEPTIONS, UH, BUT ENFORCEMENT ALONE WON'T END THE PROBLEM. WE ALL HAVE A ROLE. IF YOU'RE DRINKING, PLAN AHEAD FOR A SOBER RIDE HOME. AND REMEMBER, IMPAIRMENT ISN'T JUST FROM ALCOHOL. IT CAN COME FROM DRUGS, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AS WELL. NATIONALLY IMPAIRED DRIVING REMAINS A SERIOUS THREAT. EVERY 78 SECONDS, SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BY AN IMPAIRED DRIVER. LOCALLY, WE'VE MADE PROGRESS, BUT THE WORK ISN'T DONE. EVERY LIFE LOST TO IMPAIRED DRIVING IS LOSS FELT DEEPLY BY OUR COMMUNITY. I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO HONOR THE VICTIMS HERE TODAY WHO HAVE BRAVELY SHARED THEIR STORIES OF LOVED ONES LOST TO THIS CRIME. THOSE WHO NO LONGER HAVE A VOICE, THEIR COURAGE REMINDS US OF HOW WE ALL CAN CHANGE LIVES FOREVER. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PLAN AHEAD FOR A SAFE RIDE HOME. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE TRYING TO DRIVE IMPAIRED, STEP IN. IF YOU'RE HOSTING, MAKE SURE YOUR GUESTS HAVE A SAFE WAY TO GET HOME. THIS JULY 4TH, THE HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS PROUD TO OFFER $15 DISCOUNT ON LYFT RIDES USING THE CODE HCSO JULY FOUR, HELPING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE TO GET HOME SAFELY IF THEY PLAN TO CELEBRATE WITH ALCOHOL. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP THIS COMMUNITY SAFE THIS JULY 4TH, CELEBRATING WITH FREEDOM, BUT NEVER AT THE COST OF LIVES LOST ON OUR ROADS. THANK YOU. AND HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY. . YEAH. HELLO. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US AND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE IT. MY NAME IS SHIRLEY GUZMAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING SOUTHEAST TEXAS. AS WE APPROACH THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MAD WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. AS YOU PREPARE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. WE URGE YOU TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE IF YOU KNOW THAT YOUR CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE ALCOHOL, DESIGNATE A NON-DRINKING DRIVER, OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR A TAXI, A RIDE SHARE LIKE UBER. NEVER GET INTO A VEHICLE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. THE 4TH OF JULY SHOULD BE A TIME FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO COME TOGETHER TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH EACH OTHER, CELEBRATE THE FESTIVITIES IN PEACE, TO HAVE FUN AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE DURING THESE DAYS BECAUSE OF A SELFISH DECISION MADE BY AN IMPAIRED DRIVER. DRIVING A CAR OR A BOAT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IS A CRIME, A CRIME THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT PREVENTABLE. DON'T THINK THAT THIS WON'T NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU, TO ANYONE AT ANY TIME, AT ANYWHERE. ONCE YOU INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE, THE DAMAGE IS DONE, AND YOU'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS. VICTIMS DON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROADWAYS OR IN THE WATER. AT LEAST THINK ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, OR YOUR FRIENDS. DON'T PUT YOURSELF OR ANYONE ELSE IN A SITUATION TO THAT WILL CAUSE A TRAGIC SITUATION WHEN YOU CAN SIMPLY HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. DON'T DRINK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. THANK YOU. AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO OUR VICTIM SPEAKER, MR. STEVENS. GOOD MORNING. UH, MY NAME IS ERIC STEVENS. UM, I WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN, UH, FOR THE PAST GOING ON 11 YEARS. UM, I NEVER GET EXCITED ABOUT DOING THESE. I'VE DONE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF THESE, UH, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARY. UM, I REALLY SOMETIMES GET TIRED OF DOING THEM, UH, BECAUSE I WISH IT WOULD CHANGE. EVERY WEEK, EVERY DAY I TURN ON THE NEWS OR YOU HEAR ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT'S GETTING IN THE CAR IMPAIRED AND KILLING SOMEBODY OR HURTING SOMEBODY IS JUST NOT WORTH IT. UM, I DIDN'T ASK TO BE THRUST UPON THIS, YOU KNOW, TO DO THIS. UM, BACK IN JULY 19TH, ON JULY 19TH, 2014, I WAS MINDING MY BUSINESS WITH MY YOUNGEST BABY GIRL HERE ON MY SHIRT. UH, JADE GABRIELLE STEVENS. UM, WE WERE COMING FROM HER 10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, AND, UH, A DRUNK DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN AND T-BONED US. AND I WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS SITTING BEHIND ME, AND SHE DIED IN MY WIFE'S ARMS. UH, I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME THAT, UH, I WITNESSED TO SEE MY BABY ALIVE, TAKE HER FIRST BREATH, AND I WITNESSED TO SEE HER TAKE HER LAST BREATH. UM, THAT'S NOT A TESTIMONY THAT I'M PROUD OF. UM, I SEE IT EVERY DAY. UH, I'VE MISSED BIRTHDAYS. I'VE MISSED GRADUATIONS. I'VE MISSED PROMPTS. THIS MONTH [00:15:01] SHE WOULD'VE BEEN TURNING 21 YEARS OLD. AND I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT HOW SHE WOULD'VE LOOKED, HOW SHE WOULD'VE, UH, BEEN. UH, SHE WAS THE LOVE OF OUR LIFE. SHE WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. SHE WAS THE BABY OF OUR FAMILY. WE SPOILED HER. UH, BUT SHE'S NO LONGER HERE. I'VE BEEN HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS FOR ALMOST 11 YEARS. UH, AND I'M JUST TIRED OF IT. UH, NOW I DO IT FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE, THE OTHER VICTIMS. UH, I EMPATHIZE. I FEEL FOR THEM, AND I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO. IT'S A FRATERNITY, THAT FRATERNITY THAT, UH, WE DIDN'T ASK TO BE INVOLVED IN. UH, BUT GOD TELLS ME EVERY TIME IT'S YOUR DUTY NOW IT'S YOUR CALLING TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT THEY MAY NOT EXPERIENCE THE PAIN AND THE SUFFERING THAT YOU GUYS STILL FEEL TODAY. PEOPLE TELL YOU, IT, IT, IT'LL GET BETTER WITH TIME. NO, IT DOES NOT. IT DOES NOT GET BETTER. SOME DAYS YOU FORGET ABOUT IT, THEN YOU'LL GO SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS AND IT'S HITTING YOU EVERY DAY. YOU DON'T FORGET ABOUT, IT DOES NOT GET BETTER. SO PLEASE, IF YOU ARE IMPAIRED, PLEASE CALL RIDESHARE. CALL SOMEBODY AND DON'T CALL SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN DRINKING. CALL SOMEBODY SOBER AND RESPONSIBLE TO GET YOU HOME SO THAT YOU WON'T KILL OR KILL YOURSELF. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. THANK MAY. YOU WANNA CLOSE IT DOWN? YOU WANNA CLOSE? NO, I'M, I'M FINE. UH, THANK [00:20:01] YOU. UH, I DON'T THINK THE MESSAGE COULD BE MORE CLEAR. IF YOU'RE DRINKING, DO NOT GET BEHIND A WHEEL. AS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID, HAVE A PLAN. WE ALL URGE YOU TO HAVE A PLAN IT BE AT HOME IF YOU INTEND TO ENJOY YOUR DRINKING. BUT DON'T COME TO THE FREE FREEDOM OVER TEXAS PLANNING ON HEAVY DRINKING BECAUSE WE'RE COMING OUT IN LARGE NUMBERS. THE COLLABORATION IS HOW WE'RE IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY IN HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY. SO I'M JUST, UH, PLEASED WITH THE LEADERSHIP, CHIEF DIAZ, THE SHERIFF, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAD, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. UH, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. SO LET'S LEAVE HERE AND GO TO WORK. PRESS, IT'S YOUR JOB TO SPREAD THE WORD AND WE APPLAUD YOU FOR BEING HERE. GRIZZLY, UH, . ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET IT OUT. ANY QUESTIONS? I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY OF ANY OF US? I GIVE US, WE'LL HAVE SPANISH HERE SHORTLY. YEAH. TOMORROW OFFICE. I'M, YEAH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR TIME FOR THIS MESSAGING. RIGHT. IT'S SO IMPORTANT, UH, BECAUSE YOUR TESTIMONY'S REAL RIGHT. TOUCHED MY HEART. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S RAW. IT'S REAL. UH, VICTIMS DON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE. SO YOUR DECISION MAKING, LIKE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID EARLY IS BENEFICIAL TO THIS COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO NOT HAVE ONE. RIGHT? UH, 10,000, $12,000 IS WHAT'S GONNA COST YOU FOR HAVING A COUPLE OF BEERS, RIGHT? BE SMART. UH, IF YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY, STAY HOME. AND THAT'S AFTER HOUR CLUBS. YES. YES. YOU WANT INSIDE. JUST DON'T OPEN THE AFTER HOUR CLUB BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY WITH BREAKING THE LAW. RIGHT. THOSE AFTER HOUR CLUBS. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN VERY STRATEGIC IN TACKLING THAT, UH, AS AN ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S A COLLECTIVE THING. DPS HELPS WITH THE DA'S OFFICE HELPS US BECAUSE THEY'RE UNREGULATED. NO ONE'S BEHIND THE COUNTER TELLING YOU NOT TO DRINK. NO ONE IS MONITORING YOU. NO ONE IS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE. THERE'S, WE, BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE UNCOVERED, THERE'S A YOUNG MAN MAKING BAD DECISIONS WITH GUNS ON WALKING AROUND. THERE'S DRUGS, THERE'S ALL THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THERE. SO DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION TO CONTINUE THE PARTY. GO HOME, STAY HOME. THEY LEAVE THERE AND GET ON OUR ROADS AND FREEWAY INTOXICATED. RIGHT? THAT'S THE REASON THEY'RE SO DANGEROUS. THEY'RE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND, UH, WE'RE NOT, LIKE I SAID, ZERO TOLERANCE ARE, ARE THE WORDS OF THE DAY. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU'RE HEARING MY VOICE, MA, MAKE A PLAN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THESE VICTIMS DON'T GET A SECOND CHANCE. RIGHT. AND, UH, I WANNA THANK OUR MEDIA PARTNERS FOR SHARING THIS MESSAGE, UH, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR US. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO ENJOY THE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION. UM, I WANT TO THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE, THAT ARE ABROAD ALLOWING US TO DO THIS. RIGHT. WE, WE ALWAYS FORGET 'EM. THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES FACING DA, DIFFERENT DANGERS, BUT WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF THEIR SACRIFICE. SO I NEVER WANT THAT TO GET LOST IN OUR MESSAGING. SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, THEM PERSONALLY FOR ALL THAT THEY DO. BUT THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL? NONE. YES, SIR. I GUESS WHAT, WITH TRAFFIC AND ENFORCEMENT, I DUNNO IF YOU WANNA REITERATE, UH, AND KIND OF ESTABLISH WHAT THAT INTERACTION'S LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE, UH, THE STATUS THAT'S, UH, KIND OF MIXED IN TERMS OF DOCUMENTATION FOR THE LEGAL STATUS HERE IN THE COUNTRY, WHAT THAT INTERACTION'S LIKE IF THEY COME IN CONTACT, UH, THIS WEEKEND OR THINGS LIKE THAT. WELL, YOU RISK, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ANY KIND OF FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, UH, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY YOU. THAT THAT'S JUST PUT, JUST PUT PUT THAT SIMPLE. THAT THAT'S AS SIMPLE AS, AS I CAN PUT IT. UH, IF YOU DON'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION OR IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH US, WE'RE NOT GONNA ASK YOU YOUR STATUS. BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO GET BEHIND A WHEEL AND YOU'RE DRINKING AND DRIVING, UH, YOU PUT YOURSELF AT THAT RISK. AND WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW, UH, PROTOCOL, PROCEDURES OR POLICIES LIKE WE ALWAYS DO. WE'RE WE'RE NOT ICE OR IMMIGRATION. YEAH, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE ENFORCING STATES AND LOCAL. THAT'S IT. STATUTES. THAT'S VERY CLEAR. VERY CLEAR. THANK Y'ALL. I APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL GO, WE'LL GO SPANISH FOR, FOR OUR SPANISH SPEAKING AUDIENCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU MAYOR. I KNOW YOU GOT FIND. NO, I'M FINE. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. THANK, YES, SIR. SIR, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THANK, THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING YES, MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ABSOLUTELY. YOU'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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