Local police participating in Labor Day crackdown

Posted 11/7/19

Local police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide Labor Day weekend crackdown on substance-impaired driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement in …

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Local police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide Labor Day weekend crackdown on substance-impaired driving.The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement in Marthasville and Truesdale, will run through Sept. 7.The crackdown will include high visibility enforcement, high-profile events and will be supported by national paid advertising.Local police will be aggressively looking for substance-impaired drivers and will arrest anyone caught driving impaired by alcohol and/or drugs.Although illegal to drive impaired, far too many people across the nation are behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol and/or drugs. The latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing impaired-driving epidemic.During the Labor Day weekend in 2014, there were 11 people killed and 42 seriously injured in Missouri traffic crashes involving substance-impaired drivers from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1, 2014.Drive Sober


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