Along with the back-to-school safety efforts, State Police will also be out in full force for Labor Day weekend.
Troopers and local police agencies will conduct impaired driving enforcement details as part of the National Crackdown on Impaired Driving enforcement and education campaign that will run through September 1st. The goal of the campaign is to reduce the number of impaired driving-related crashes, injuries and deaths across the state. Last year, over the three-day holiday period, there were 1002 crashes reported across the state, resulting in 13 fatalities and 722 injuries. Of those crashes, 106 were alcohol-related, resulting in four fatalities and 65 injuries; and 27 were drug-related, resulting in three fatalities and 22 injuries. State troopers also made 514 DUI arrests and investigated 65 impaired-driving related crashes, three of which were fatal throughout last year’s Labor Day holiday weekend.
State Police and PennDOT are asking people to celebrate responsibly, and if you plan on drinking, don’t plan on driving.
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