DWI Memorial Sign, 2003
date: label: date made
content: 2003
notes: label: Description
content: Some states and local governments erect roadside memorial signs for victims of car accidents caused by intoxicated drivers. On February 16, 2003, Isaiah Carrillo, 14, and his brother Alfredo, 12, were riding in a car driven by Jonathan Garcia, 18, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Garcia had consumed alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine earlier in the day and was impaired. He sped through a stop sign, then skidded, veered, and struck a tree. The Carrillo brothers were not wearing seat belts; they were thrown forward and died of head injuries. A memorial sign, erected by the Eddy County DWI Program at a different location in Carlsbad, symbolizes the trauma that affects DWI (driving while intoxicated) victims and their families. Such signs serve as grim reminders in the hope that public awareness will help prevent DWI tragedies.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Eddy County DWI Program
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.0111.01
label: accession number
content: 2012.0111
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0111.01a
label: catalog number
content: 2012.0111.01b
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sign
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: sign: 48 in x 30 in; 121.92 cm x 76.2 cm
label: Measurements
content: sign: 48 in x 30 in; 121.92 cm x 76.2 cm