Mississippi DUI crackdown nets 5,000 tickets, 86 Arrests
Posted on:8/27/2009
Written By: Chris Robideaux
| DUI crackdowns continue this year across the land. Authorities have been cracking down on drunken driving all summer, and have stepped up efforts even more. |
DUI crackdowns continue this year across the land. Authorities have been cracking down on drunken driving all summer, and have stepped up efforts even more. Officials say nearly 5,000 tickets were issued by the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol in the first three days of a national campaign aimed at cracking down on drunken drivers.
The DUI prevention push will extend through Labor Day.
Among the 4,967 tickets were 200 seat-belt violations, 69 child-restraint violations and 86 DUI arrests.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded MHP a $200,000 grant, allowing an additional 45 troopers on state roads through Sept. 7.
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