BRUNSWICK COUNTY — During a May checkpoint in Brunswick County, hundreds of citations were given out during as part of the statewide Governor’s Highway Safety Program, Booze It and Lose.
The program is intended to keep drunk drivers off the roads in an effort to boost public safety. Campaigns are hosted multiple times a year; law enforcement agencies increase saturation of patrols and set up check points.
The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office — with help from multi-agencies in the region — released its numbers this week, indicating 524 citations were issued. Of those, 29 consisted of driving while intoxicated.
The most charges, 102, were of “other traffic citations,” while 65 included registration violations.
Here is the breakdown of all 524 citations:
DWI — 29
Speed Citations — 92
Restraint Citations — 35
No Operators License — 53
Driving While License Revoked — 33
No Insurance — 20
Registration Violation Citations — 65
Careless & Reckless — 7
Other Traffic Citations — 102
Warnings — 74
Drug Charges — 9
Criminal Charges — 5
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