Thursday, June 1, 2017

News release - Law enforcement agencies coordinate to reduce impaired driving over Memorial Day Weekend - results are in

News release
Law enforcement agencies coordinate to reduce impaired driving over Memorial Day Weekend - results are in
Contact: Timothy Marsano, Public Information Officer, Idaho State Police
700 S. Stratford Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
208.884.7122
tim.marsano@isp.idaho.gov

Numerous northern Idaho area law enforcement agencies participated in a regional impaired driving emphasis over Memorial Weekend. The focus of the emphasis was to stop impaired driving, one of the most deadly and preventable causes of crashes. In addition to impaired driving, regional law enforcement issued several citations for various hazardous moving violations. There were 8 DUI arrests, 13 citations issued for distracted driving, 75 citations issued for aggressive driving and 29 citations issued for seatbelt violations.

The agencies participating in the regional impaired driving emphasis include the following:

Asotin County Sheriff's Office
Asotin Police Department
Clarkston Police Department
Clearwater County Sheriff's Office
Grangeville Police Department
Idaho County Sheriff's Office
Idaho State Police
Kamiah Marshall's Office
Latah County Sheriff's Office
Lewis County Sheriff's Office
Lewiston Police Department
Moscow Police Department
Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office
Nez Perce Tribal Police Department
Orofino Police Department
Pullman Police Department
Washington State Patrol
Whitman County Sheriff's Office

Law enforcement will continue to work as one team throughout the summer with the goal of reducing deadly crashes caused by dangerous driving behaviors including impaired drivers, distracted drivers, aggressive drivers, speed and seatbelt enforcement. The Idaho Department of Transportation's Office of Highway Safety is providing grant funds that will allow law enforcement agencies to pay for extra patrols dedicated to traffic law enforcement.
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