The annual Labor Day “Booze It & Lose It” campaign to crack down on impaired drivers begins Aug. 20 and runs through Sept. 6. State and local law enforcement officers will be conducting stepped up checkpoints and patrols across the state.
“Booze It & Lose It” is administered by the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program. The initiative began in 1994 and was created to zero in on impaired drivers with innovative and extensive anti-driving while impaired enforcement and education.
In North Carolina in 2009, there were 11,304 alcohol-related crashes resulting in 394 fatalities and 8,791 injuries. If you plan on drinking, please plan ahead and designate a sober driver or arrange for alternative transportation. Remember, it’s “Booze It & Lose It”.