Watch Your Driving This Season!
DRIVERS, SLOW DOWN THIS SEASON!
Over the Christmas holidays (including New Year’s Eve and Day), the Highway Patrol will be out in force conducting DWI checkpoints and strictly enforcing state DWI laws. The HP will add more troopers on the interstates and other heavily traveled highways, and for good reason:
Y’see, last year, 27 people were killed and 1,118 injured during the week between the two Holidays. The primary cause: speeding.
“Holiday travel can be very dangerous on our highways if people don’t obey the laws and use common sense when they travel,” Highway Patrol Col. Walter Wilson said.
During the holiday week, they’ll participate in the state’s “Booze It and Lose It” campaign and the national Combined Accident Reduction Effort (CARE). The checkpoints will be set up throughout the state that week.
The patrol is urging motorists to buckle up, slow down and allow plenty of time for traveling. They can use cell phones to report safety hazards to the Highway Patrol by dialing “HP” toll free.
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