State Patrol In-Between Summer Initiative, Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over Efforts

State Patrol In-Between Summer Initiative, Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over Efforts
Courtesy of NSP

LINCOLN – The “100 Days of Summer” Nebraska State Patrol initiative is coming to an end in a couple of weeks and troopers have already removed 300 impaired drives from Nebraska roads.

According to a release from the NSP, the “100 Days of Summer” effort began Memorial Day weekend and will last through Labor Day weekend.

Also, dozens of law enforcement agencies throughout Nebraska have started the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. This is a part of a nationwide effort to remove impaired drives from the road. This campaign runs from Friday, August 16 – Monday, September 2 where troopers will perform high visibility patrols, vehicle checks and other enforcement measures throughout the operation.

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is made possible thanks in part to a grant for $26,850 from the Nebraska Department of Transportation – Highway Safety Office.

Last year, 33 percent of Nebraska’s fatal crashes involved alcohol, an increase from 30 percent in 2017. In fact, these drivers are in 51% of alcohol involved crashes. By comparison, they are only involved in 32% of the total crashes. Nebraska had over 1,600 alcohol involved crashes, 54 alcohol involved fatal crashes and 682 alcohol involved injury crashes last year.

During the 2018 Labor Day holiday period Nebraska law enforcement participated in 18 statewide check points and made 246 DWI/DUI arrests. This is why the Nebraska Department of Transportation – Highway Safety Office (NDOT-HSO) is working with NHTSA to remind drivers that drunk driving is not only illegal, it is a matter of life and death. As you head out to Labor Day festivities, remember: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

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