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Tis the Season: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

Beginning Dec. 16 and continuing into the New Year, Hazelwood police officers will set up DWI sobriety checkpoints and conduct saturation patrols targeting anyone who is driving while impaired. The initiative is part of a special year-end enforcement mobilization.

From 2011-2015, 14,034 people nationwide lost their lives in motor vehicle traffic accidents during the month of December, and 28 percent (3,983) died in a crash that involved a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher.

According to Chief Gregg Hall, “We want to keep our roads safe for holiday travelers, so we will have zero tolerance for drunk driving. We will do what it takes to help save lives by keeping our roads safe. If you choose to drive impaired, not only will you risk your safety, and that of others, but you will also face the legal consequences.”

Drunk driving offenders often serve jail time, lose their driver’s license, are charged higher insurance rates, and pay dozens of other unanticipated expenses ranging from attorney fees, court costs, car towing and repairs, to lost wages due to time off from work. But the ultimate cost of drunk driving is causing a traffic crash that injuries and kills.

It is never safe to drink and drive, and Hazelwood police officers will be looking those who drive drunk.

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