Police say an end-of-summer crackdown on drunk driving across Michigan led to hundreds of arrests and citations. Michigan State Police announced Thursday the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown that started August 17 and ran through the Labor Day holiday weekend led to the arrest of 274 suspected drunk drivers. Kari Arend with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning spoke with the Michigan News Network about the crackdown.
“Drinking and driving is illegal, and if you choose to do it, our officers will find you, they could make an arrest, and we want to make sure that everybody gets to their destination safely,” Arend said.
Arend says more than 50 were cited for open intoxicants and nearly 1,000 seat belt and child restraint citations were issued. Preliminary reports also indicate officers made 95 drug arrests. The crackdown involved officers from police departments, sheriff’s offices and state police posts.
