The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday the completion of the national and statewide 2015 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization campaign. During the annual 20-day enforcement period, over 30 tickets were written, and 2 arrests were made for driving while intoxicated within Marshall County.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2012, an average of one alcohol related driving fatality occurred every 51 minutes. Further, NHTSA statistics show each year on average, more than 10,000 people die on U.S. roadways, due to intoxicated driving.
“Eliminating impaired driving is a priority in our state,” said Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Director, Dave Murtaugh. “With help from all of our partners, we will continue to raise awareness and enforcement on such an important topic – until our Indiana roadways are the safest roadways in the country.”
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over is an annual enforcement effort supported by federal highway safety funding. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute distributes funding to more than 250 participating Indiana law enforcement agencies.
For more information regarding the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization campaign, please visit: http://www.nhtsa.gov/drivesober/.
