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August 21st, 2014 by admin

Several local and state law enforcement agencies will be conducting a heightened traffic enforcement campaign between August 25th and September 7th. The National Drunk Driving Campaign, ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ officials will be beefing up their commitment to saving lives throughout the states roadways. The program is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations effort to save lives by focusing on drunk or drugged drivers. Statistics from the Iowa Department of Transportation there were four fatalities during the three day Labor Day holiday last year, one of which was alcohol related. Information from the last five years the months of August and September are the most deadliest months of the year on roadways. Last year in Iowa 317 citizens died in motor vehicle crashes and 75 of those were attributed to drivers that were impaired by alcohol or other drugs.