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Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

It's Time to Crack Down on Drunk Drivers:
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
August 15th - September 1st

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in partnership with law enforcement organizations, tribal law enforcement organizations, governors, and state and local highway officials across the nation, is calling on you to help put an end to drunk driving.

Over 10,000 people are killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes every year in the United States. Drunk driving is reckless and preventable, and it’s up to us to get that point across.  Drivers continue to break the law by driving impaired, putting thousands of travelers at risk every day.

It’s time to get serious about enforcement. This year’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility crackdown will run August 15 through the Labor Day holiday on September 1. We’re targeting this time period because holiday weekends bring a surge in drunk-driving. In 2012, there were 147 people killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes over Labor Day weekend (6 p.m. Friday through 5:59 a.m. Tuesday).

We want drivers to know that we don’t tolerate drunk driving. No excuses, no warnings. If drivers are caught driving impaired, they will be arrested. NHTSA data shows that drivers respond to this type of highly visible enforcement; past campaigns have resulted in a 20-percent decrease in alcohol-related crash fatalities. With one person, on average, dying every 34 minutes in a drunk-driving crash over the Labor Day period, that’s a lot of lives that could be saved.

In preparation for this year’s crackdown, remember why increased enforcement is needed:

• One in three traffic fatalities in America are alcohol-related.
• Over the Labor Day weekend in 2012, one person was killed every 34 minutes, on average, in an alcohol-impaired-driving crash.
• The same weekend, 390 people lost their lives in traffic crashes. A staggering 25 percent of those involved a driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .15 or higher – almost double the legal limit in all states and DC.

During the last five years in Minnesota, 585 people were killed in drunk driving crashes.