As summer winds down, the department is ramping up its enforcement efforts. “Coupled with increased enforcement and additional officers on the road, we aim to drastically reduce the toll of alcohol-impaired driving offenses”.
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“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over is a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving through high-visibility enforcement and public education tools, including posters, banners and mobile video display signs”, the news release said. In 2013, 38 percent of fatalities during the holiday travel period involved drunk drivers, amounting to 161 lives lost.
Area police departments are working to cut down on drunk driving.
“We are not just talking about a little bit of alcohol, either”.
‘Too many people think their actions don’t affect anybody else, ‘ Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris Blackwood said. But they do it anyway and make decisions as if the statistics just can’t happen to them’.
“My officers will be out day and night to send a clear message – If you are caught driving impaired, you will be arrested”. “More than a quarter of the crash fatalities that occurred on Labor Day weekend involved drivers with BACs of 0.15 percent or higher – nearly twice the legal limit”, Gregory said.
That includes our local police departments who are joining forces in a national effort to keep you and your family safe. Joe Watts says in 2014, over 10,000 people across the country died as a result of drunk drivers. Gregory wants to remind drivers that it is not a recommendation, it is the law.
“According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on average, there is one alcohol impaired driving-related fatality every 51 minutes across America”.
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“We hope the campaign will serve as a reminder that those who choose to drink should never get behind the wheel”, Captain Barnett said.
