$300 DOLLARS CAN GET YOU A MEMORIAL SIGN!A new state program will allow friends and family of deceased victims of drunken driving accidents in Texas to purchase memorial signs that will be placed near the crash site for a year. The signs will have the victim's name, date of the crash and the phrases "Please Don't Drink and Drive" and "In Memory of." According to the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas had more than 1,670 fatalities in 2006 that involved drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The $300 signs will be 42 inches high and 48 inches wide with a blue background and white lettering. The cost covers the expense of making the sign and putting it up, TxDOT spokesman Mark Cross said Tuesday. After a year, the signs will be offered to the people who applied for them. The first sign will be unveiled next week and will be in memory of Rachel Blasingame, a 16-year-old high school honors student who died in May 2003 when her car was struck head-on by a drunken driver on Interstate 635 in Mesquite.
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