Declaring Dexter Police Department's participation in the nation's annual "Holiday DWI Crackdown" substance-impaired driving campaign a major success, Dexter Police Department reported that along with 115 citations made during the enforcement period, one substance-impaired driving arrests was made and one other significant arrest. The period ran from Dec. 12, 2014 to Jan. 1, 2015.
"I am proud of our Officers for their hard work and dedication to making our region's roadways safer," said Lieutenant Joshua Benton.
"Substance-impaired driving is more than a reckless choice by a few individuals," Benton said. "Each year, substance-impaired driving costs the lives of thousands on America's highways. In 2014, 223 people died in Missouri crashes involving impaired drivers. "That worked out to about to approximately one impaired driving fatality every 1 ½ days."
There were seven people killed and 69 seriously injured over the counting period for New Years 2013 (6 p.m. Dec. 31 to midnight Jan. 5). Two of the fatalities and nine of the serious injuries involved a substance-impaired driver.
Dexter Police Department joined forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and nearly 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country in this year's "Holiday DWI Crackdown" campaign.
For more information, visit the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Out" Campaign headquarters at www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov, or www.saveMOlives.com.