‘Operation Firecracker’ nets 1,937 DWI arrests
State Transportation Secretary Gene Conti has announced that
state and local law enforcement officers cited 1,937 motorists for driving while impaired during the
“Booze It & Lose It: Operation Firecracker” campaign, which ran June 29-July 9.
A total
of 63,485 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide.
“These numbers show how
dedicated state and local law enforcement are to removing drunk drivers and other violators from our
roads,” Conti said.
During the Governor’s Highway Safety Program campaign, officers
statewide conducted 5,974 sobriety checkpoints and dedicated patrols.
Counties with the
highest number of DWI citations were Mecklenburg (107), Wake (106), Robeson (76) and Durham
(76).
Watauga County had 13 DWI citations, Ashe County had three, and Avery County had
eight.
Officers also issued 5,005 safety belt and 822 child passenger safety violations, 19,369
speeding violations and 1,803 drug charges. In addition, they apprehended 943 fugitives from justice
and recovered 92 stolen vehicles.
For more information regarding county-by-county citation
totals or other “Booze It & Lose It” activities, visit the GHSP website.
