Welcome to our new website! For those of you who are familiar with Injury Prevention Resources (IPR) you should be able to easily navigate your way around the website and find just what you need. Those who are new or are not sure of all the services we provide, here is a bit of information to get you started.
Injury Prevention Resources (IPR) of Wyoming is a public, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to saving lives across Wyoming. Our mission is:
“We save lives by decreasing the incidence of impaired driving, increasing the correct use of child safety seats and safety belts, and promoting safety when recreating.”
IPR has been the lead agency for providing comprehensive safety education and injury prevention resources to children, teens and adults in Fremont County for over 20 years. IPR works closely with partners in law enforcement, public health, and education to ensure that available resources are used efficiently and services are not duplicated. Many people are aware of the safety rodeos, the seat belt surveys, the information we gather and statistics we generate related to traffic fatalities and many may know about the car seat programs. Very few people know about our DUI Supervised Probation Program and the role we play in DUI programs in Fremont County – to learn more, click on the DUI button above. In general, IPR works hard to make the roadways and pathways safer for all those in Fremont County.
In the last 20 years Fremont County has come a long way. Through our in-school programs and marketing we have played an integral role in increasing seat belt use in Fremont County from 36% to 66%. That may sound great but in reality anything less than 100% still leads to tragedy when you consider that 100% of those who died in car crashes in 2008 were not buckled up! We need to work harder to get the message out that seat belts do indeed save lives.
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Year
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Percentage of People Buckled
In Fremont
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# of Traffic Fatalities
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% of People in Fatal Crash NOT Buckled up
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1998
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40%
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21
|
85%
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|
1999
|
44%
|
15
|
64%
|
|
2000
|
48%
|
17
|
75%
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|
2001
|
55%
|
19
|
82%
|
|
2002
|
53%
|
24
|
52%
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|
2003
|
53%
|
13
|
50%
|
|
2005
|
60%
|
15
|
82%
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2006
|
60%
|
24
|
83%
|
|
2007
|
63%
|
20
|
67%
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2008
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66%
|
26
|
100%
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People are under the impression that crashes occur only when the weather conditions are unfavorable, but that is not true. One condition we always need to be of aware of in Fremont County are those who are driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
In 2008, Fremont County had 671 DUIs! This is in a county where at that point in time, there were only 28,553 people with valid driver license. Natrona County had almost as many DUIs but they had 56,137 registered drivers. In 2008 we had 22 crashes on our roadways that resulted in 26 deaths. Of those 22 crashes, 13 involved an impaired driver or impaired pedestrian. But, 100% of those who could have been buckled up were not.
IPR works hard to get the message out to all ages – buckle up! Wear a helmet! Protect those you love! Be safe. Increasing seat belt use by 30% these last 20 years is something the citizens of Fremont County can be proud of – but keeping our loved ones alive and well is something all of us can be even more proud of in the years to come.
So please, take a look around our site. Check out our programs and learn just what it is we do here in Fremont County and how we can affect your life or someone you know. Continue to check back for calendar updates and new articles!
If you have not given in the past please consider donating today! IPRWyomingWeb/Upload/File/Donation_form.pdf
IPR would like to thank the following sponsors for their continued support.
www.lesliecalkins.com
www.mikeyowell.com 
www.conoco.com
www.dot.state.wy.us
