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Dominican Republic: Traffic Fatalities Due to Alcohol

Written byEduardo Avila

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Posted 14 April 2009 7:36 GMT

Over the course of the Holy Week holidays, 57 people lost their lives due to traffic accidents in the Dominican Republic. Rocío Díaz of Monaco [es] notes that 70% were alcohol-related and that people use the days off “as an excuse to drink like they never have in their lives.”

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