Truesdale Police Department will be out in full force as a part of the annual nationwide holiday DWI enforcement crackdown “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” on substance-impaired driving.The enforcement campaign will run through Jan. 3.The crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, high-profile events and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to substance-impaired driving over the holidays.Truesdale officials said its officers will be aggressively looking for substance-impaired drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving impaired for alcohol and/or drugs.Although it is illegal to drive drunk (having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher), far too many people across the nation get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol. The latest statistics from the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk-driving epidemic.The upcoming holiday weekends are particularly dangerous. In 2014, 25 people were killed and 81 seriously injured in Missouri traffic crashes on the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays. From Dec. 12, 2014, through Jan. 1, 2015, there were 50 fatalities and 272 serious injuries, which seven fatalities and 48 serious injuries involved at least one substance-impaired driver.Research has shown that high-visibility enforcement like the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign reduces substance-impaired driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. By joining this nationwide effort, Truesdale police anticipate making the roads safer throughout the holiday.Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over