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~ 116 Virginia law enforcement agencies join forces to stop drunk driving this holiday season ~

(Richmond)- More than a-hundred law enforcement agencies are joining forces to keep impaired drivers off the roads in Virgini

(Richmond)- More than a-hundred law enforcement agencies are joining forces to keep impaired drivers off the roads in Virginia. It's all part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign in which authorities use messaging to remind drivers of the dangers of drinking and driving. The Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign will continue through New Year's Day with 116 law enforcement agencies statewide. Nearly 300-lives were lost to alcohol-related crashes in all of 2020.

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam continued Virginia’s public education campaign and enforcement effort to spread awareness and deter drunk driving during the holiday season. The Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign combines law enforcement with

Governor Ralph Northam, 73rd Governor of Virginia

There will be 55 sobriety checkpoints across Virginia and 116 law enforcement agencies will be working to keep people safe from drunk drivers.

We’re 20 years into Checkpoint Strikeforce, and the effort aimed at deterring drunk driving in the Commonwealth can claim this success.

Gov. Northams announcement of the 20th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI campaign is aimed at getting Virginians not to drive after drinking the booze the commonwealth is more than happy to

Governor Ralph Northam, 73rd Governor of Virginia