St. Patrick’s Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’ nets 819 DWI arrests
State and local law enforcement officers cited 819 motorists for driving while impaired during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, which ran March 15 to 18.
N.C. Transportation Secretary Gene Conti announced Thursday
that state and local law enforcement officers cited 819 motorists for driving while impaired during
the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, which ran March 15 to 18.
A total
of 23,222 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide.
“This statewide partnership
is effective in helping make our roads safer by removing impaired drivers,” Conti
said. “Please remember to do your part and make responsible decisions before getting behind
the wheel.”
During the Governor’s Highway Safety Program campaign, officers statewide
conducted 2,122 sobriety checkpoints and dedicated patrols.
Watauga County saw seven total
DWI citations, while both Ashe and Avery counties had zero. Counties with the highest number of
DWI citations were Robeson (90), Wake (67) and Mecklenburg (52).
Statewide, officers also
issued 1,881 safety belt and 373 child passenger safety violations, 6,492 speeding violations and
706 drug charges. In addition, they apprehended 416 fugitives from justice and recovered 33 stolen
vehicles.
For more information regarding county-by-county citation totals or other “Booze
It & Lose It” activities, visit the GHSP website at
http://www.ncdot.gov/programs/GHSP.
