The statewide “Booze It & Lose It” holiday campaign is now in effect through the beginning of 2022. Law enforcement officers will increase patrols in an effort to halt impaired drivers through Jan. 2.
“If you’re out celebrating this holiday season, make sure you have a sober ride home,” Mark Ezzell, program director of the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP), said in a press release. “If you drive under the influence, you have a lot to lose. Not only could you kill yourself or someone else, but you could face thousands of dollars in court costs and fines, jail time, or a revoked license.”
The annual “Booze It & Lose It” is the largest of law enforcement campaigns hosted annually. 2020 resulted in over 1,700 violations for driving while intoxicated. So far in 2021 in North Carolina, 326 people have died from impaired driving incidents.
NCGHSP suggests drivers:
• Never driving impaired and always finding a safe ride home
• Buckling your seatbelt when riding in any seat in the vehicle
• Following the speed limit
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