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Dominican Republic: Traffic Fatalities Due to Alcohol

Categories: Latin America, Dominican Republic, Law

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 [1] and that people use the days off “as an excuse to drink like they never have in their lives.”