The Alaska State Troopers have joined the national campaign with high-visibility patrols on Alaska’s highways through the Labor Day holiday to prevent fatal and serious-injury crashes. Troopers will be focusing on DUI enforcement for both alcohol and drugs, in addition to keeping an eye out for aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeding and people not wearing their seatbelts.
Austin McDaniel, Communications Director with the Alaska State Troopers told KSRM:
“So, the Alaska State Troopers, through the extended Labor Day weekend, will have increased enforcement effort for both intoxicated drivers as well as dangerous drivers across Alaska’s roadways. Through the Labor Day weekend and, really anytime, we encourage all Alaskans to, if you’re planning on consuming an impairing substances, such as alcohol or drugs, to make sure that you have a safe way to either get home or stay where you are until you’re sober.”
The National DUI High Visibility Enforcement campaign, with the primary messages of ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over; Ride Sober or Get Pulled Over; If You Feel Different, You Drive Different; Drive High – Get a DUI’, enforcement period is August 18 through the extended Labor Day weekend.
McDaniel said:
“So, your Alaska State Troopers are always on the lookout for dangerous drivers or potentially even impaired drivers. One of the ways we get that information is through the Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately program where other drivers will call into 911 any site of a dangerous driver or potentially intoxicated driver. When troopers are available, they will respond to that area to try to locate that driver, check on them to make sure that they are safe to drive and if not, potentially arrest that person for driving under the influence or any number of other crimes.”
Remember that traffic fines are doubled in construction zones and safety corridors. Regardless of what your plans are for this holiday weekend, troopers encourage you to practice safe driving when operating a motor vehicle or watercraft.
Funding for this Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over increased patrol high-visibility enforcement effort came from funds issued through the Alaska Highway Safety Office.
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