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Virginia Revs Up Statewide Checkpoint Strikeforce Campaign to Bring Impaired Driving to a Standstill This Holiday Season Posted by Staff | Dec 22, 2020 | News | | RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth’s 19th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign and enforcement effort is ramping up on Virginia’s roads this holiday travel season to help curb alcohol-related traffic fatalities. According to figures from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), 253 indi...

Thirty-six hours after the City of Chino Hills installed caution tape and signs on playgrounds announcing their closure because of the governor’s new orders last week, crews returned to take everything down when the orders were revised. City officials said they didn’t need to take down most of the caution tape because residents had already done so.  The Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce joined 80 chambers and business organizations in the state telling Gov. Newsom and legislators th...

Pharr police launch anti-drunken driving campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 3 months 1 week 4 days ago Friday, December 18 2020 Dec 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 6:38 AM December 18, 2020 in News - Local Share: This holiday season, the Pharr Police Department is starting a campaign called "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" in an effort to remind everyone about the dangers of drunken driving. Deputy Police Chief Michael Mendoza said driving while intoxicated has serious consequences.  "In refer...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced state and local law enforcement agencies throughout New York will be stepping up patrols to crack down on impaired driving during the holiday travel season. The enforcement campaign will run through Friday, Jan. 1. This crackdown is part of the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative designed to reduce alcohol and drug-related traffic crashes. It is sponsored by STOP-DWI with funding from the Governors Traffic Safety Committe...

Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 Here is a disappointing statistic. Mercer County now ranks sixth in the state of West Virginia for the number of people who are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. So far in 2020, there have been 115 people arrested for driving under the influence by the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. We know it’s been a difficult year for all of us, but that is certainly no excuse for getting behind the wheel of a vehicle while...

By Terry Leahy Dec 18, 2020 The Nebraska State Patrol is one of the agencies teaming up with hundreds of law enforcement agencies across Nebraska, Iowa and the country for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Christmas-New Years Holiday traffic enforcement effort. The campaign runs through New Years Day, and includes dozens of law enforcement agencies throughout Nebraska. Troopers will perform high visibility patrols throughout the Cornhusker State, monitoring the roads for impaired driv...

4 months ago in Local jsalzone Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – State and local law enforcement agencies will be stepping up patrols in search of impaired drivers. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled over campaign runs through Friday January 1st. Last year more than 159,000 vehicle and traffic law violation tickets were issued, including 5,677 arrests for DWI. A major component of New York’s efforts to combat im...

Pharr police launch anti-drunken driving campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 3 months 1 week 6 days ago Friday, December 18 2020 Dec 18, 2020 December 18, 2020 6:38 AM December 18, 2020 in News - Local Share: This holiday season, the Pharr Police Department is starting a campaign called "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" in an effort to remind everyone about the dangers of drunken driving. Deputy Police Chief Michael Mendoza said driving while intoxicated has serious consequences.  "In refer...

Nebraska State Patrol aims to combat impaired driving Justin Thompson © Provided by North Platte KNOP-CD The NSP is rolling out their Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Nebraska State Patrol will roll out their “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from Friday December 18 through Friday January 1. The initiative is aimed at combatting impaired driving during the holidays. A $23,000 grant helped launch the two week program. Researc...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday safety campaign kicks off Friday and runs through New Year’s Day. This year’s initiative comes at the end of a year when fatal crashes involving an impaired driver increased by 23%, according to WisDOT. Fatal crashes involving an impaired driver had declined for several years prior to 2020. A graph showing fatal crashes with a suspected impaired driver from 2017 through 2020 “Repo...