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Ivan Niño: “Highlight the resources that it's taking for our community…”

Featuring: Ivan Niño, El Paso City Council, District 5 | Texas

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City Council to take steps to fight DWIs

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

The District 5 representative recently rode along with police during an 8pm to 6am shift to see how police respond to these cases. He said responding to these cases comes with a cost. I thought it was also important to Highlight the resources that it's taking for our community, everything from damaged infrastructure, damaged street lights, how much resources it takes for the hospitals, for ambulances, for the police department. Nino says he wants his fellow council members to sign off on his proposal Tuesday that will call on the city's administration to compile DWI data. (00:26–00:39)

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Asserts that impaired driving incidents consume significant community resources, including infrastructure and emergency services.

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