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December 11, 2020
December 11, 2020
Before and during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, law enforcement officials throughout Michigan are participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. To protect lives there will be increased patrols on roads from December 11, 2020 to January 1, 2021, with zero tolerance for those who drive impaired.
Throughout 2019, there were 9,787 alcohol-involved crashes in Michigan with 295 alcohol-involved fatalities statewide.
“Drunk driving is deadly and illegal. Getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after you’ve been drinking endangers you, your passengers, and everyone else on the road,” said Michael L. Prince, Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) director. “Even if your travel plans are different this year, and you’re just making short trips near home, always drive sober.”
December has been proclaimed as Impaired Driving Prevention Month in Michigan to remember those who lost their lives due to impaired driving and to remind residents that preventing impaired driving deaths and injuries is every driver’s responsibility.
According to the 2019 Michigan Annual Drunk Driving Audit by the Michigan State Police,
41.9 percent of all fatal crashes that occurred involved alcohol, drugs, or both. The National Association of Drug Court Professionals recognizes December as one of the most dangerous months because of an increase in impaired driving.
The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is supported with federal traffic safety funds provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and coordinated by the OHSP.
In a continuing commitment to transparency and equitable policing, the Michigan State Police (MSP) today shared an independent study of its 2021 traffic stop data conducted by researchers at the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University (MSU). This study, which follows a similar independent study conducted last year, explores racial and ethnic disparities both statewide and at the post level using the Veil-of-Darkness (VOD) research methodology.
Michigan students will again benefit from the addition of 36 police officers trained in the Teaching, Educating, and Mentoring (TEAM) School Liaison Program.
Eight new Michigan State Police (MSP) motor carrier officers have joined the ranks following the graduation of the 26th Motor Carrier Officer Recruit School this afternoon at a ceremony in Lansing.
To remind everyone about the importance of buckling up, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) has announced a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign that will run from May 15 to June 4.
Starting tomorrow, some residents in mid- and southwest Michigan will receive text message updates from the Michigan State Police (MSP) when they make an emergency call to a dispatch center.