Impaired Driving Crackdown runs Dec. 16, 2016, through Jan. 2, 2017
(Wampsville) Madison County Sheriff Allen Riley announced today that Madison County police agencies will participate in special enforcement efforts to crack down on impaired driving during the holiday season. The Sheriff also announced that in cooperation with Acting Chief of Police Paul Thompson, both the Sheriff’s Office and the City of Oneida Police Department will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint over
The Sheriff also announced that in cooperation with Acting Chief of Police Paul Thompson, both the Sheriff’s Office and the City of Oneida Police Department will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint over holiday season.
While we spend this Holiday Season celebrating with friends and family and looking forward to the blessings of a New Year the law enforcement community across New York State will take to the roads in an effort to stop impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives. The statewide STOP-DWI Crackdown efforts start Dec. 16 and will end Jan. 2. New York State Police, County Sheriff and municipal law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force.
Research shows that high-visibility enforcement can reduce drunk driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. Sobriety checkpoints play a key part in raising awareness about the problem.
While STOP-DWI efforts across New York have led to significant reductions in the numbers of alcohol and drug related fatalities, still too many lives are being lost because of crashes caused by drunk or impaired drivers. So much for Happy Holidays – in December 2015 drunk driving crashes resulted in 840 deaths. Over a five-year period that total is almost 4,000 unnecessary and tragic deaths! Highly visible, highly publicized efforts like the STOP-DWI Crackdown Campaign aim to further reduce the incidence of drunk and impaired driving.
The STOP-DWI Holiday Season Crackdown is one of many statewide enforcement initiatives promoted by the New York State STOP-DWI Association with additional funding from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee and implemented by the STOP-DWI Foundation. In addition, the Foundation has created a new Mobile App – “Have A Plan” that is available as a free download for smart phones to help find safe rides home no matter where you may be celebrating. Many thanks to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee for their support of this new technology. Go to www.stopdwi.org/mobileapp or visit your app store.
We wish you, your family and friends a very safe and Happy Holiday season!