WAYNE COUNTY, NC — North Carolina officials announced Monday the launch of the annual Labor Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign, a comprehensive statewide enforcement initiative designed to combat impaired driving during one of the year’s busiest travel periods. The campaign, which runs through September 7, will feature increased saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints…… read more »
RALEIGH – If you drink this Halloween, never drive.… read more »
RALEIGH – This Christmas season, the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program joins local and state law enforcement to urge drivers against impaired driving.… read more »
Law enforcement officers are stepping up patrols as part of the statewide “Booze It & Lose It” holiday enforcement effort that starts today and concludes Jan. 2. “If you’re out celebrating this holiday season, make sure you have a sober ride home,” said Mark Ezzell, director of the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program,…… read more »
Upcoming blood donation opportunities Nov. 1-15: There’s nothing scarier than the consequences of driving while impaired. To discourage drivers from getting behind the wheel after drinking this Halloween, law enforcement will be stepping up patrols and using checkpoints and saturation patrols as part of the statewide Booze It & Lose It campaign Oct. 24-31. “Many…… read more »
With St. Patrick’s Day later this week, state officials are reminding people to never drink and drive. For the next week, law enforcement agencies statewide will increase patrols to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign. “We know alcohol tends to be a part of…… read more »
Christmas lights won’t be the only thing lighting up the night this holiday season. Starting Monday, through Jan. 2, law enforcement officers will be stepping up patrols across the state to stop impaired drivers as part of the “Booze It & Lose It” holiday enforcement effort. “If you’re out celebrating this holiday season, make sure…… read more »
The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program joined Western North Carolina partners, including Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, and local restaurant owners at Rabbit Rabbit in Asheville on Thursday, Oct. 21, to formally kick off the “Booze It & Lose It” Halloween Statewide Enforcement Campaign. The campaign, which runs from Monday, Oct.…… read more »
Plenty of people are planning to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this Wednesday, March 17th. Unfortunately, that means more drunk drivers on the road. Beginning Wednesday, as part of the Booze It & Lose It Campaign, law enforcement officers from all 100 counties will conduct saturation patrols to remove impaired drivers from the roadways. Motorists caught driving while…… read more »
With the holiday season in full swing, the State Highway Patrol will be looking to curb the unexpected increase in fatal collisions experienced in 2020. The anticipated increase in vehicle traffic over the coming weeks will require all across North Carolina to practice safe driving habits on our state’s roadways. Prior to deciding whether or…… read more »
