Law Enforcement Looking for Impaired Drivers over Holiday Weekend

With the fourth of July weekend upon us, a lot of people will be heading out on the roads for Holiday trips or vacations.

The official holiday period begins tonight at 6p and ends at midnight Tuesday.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Georgia State Patrol and local law enforcement officers will be keeping an eye out for impaired drivers during this Holiday weekend.

They will also be looking for speeders, aggressive drivers, unbuckled drivers and passengers, and other traffic safety violations during the 78 hour holiday period.

Director of the Governors Office Of Highway Safety, Harris Blackwood said  state and local law enforcement will be looking closely for impaired and distracted drivers.

“We certainly are concerned that there will be people who will be impaired while driving or otherwise distracted while driving,” said Blackwood. “We’re trying to do everything we can to make sure we hold down the number of accidents and injuries on the road.”

Blackwood said, it’s no coincidence that the Independence Day Holiday just happens to fall in the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s 100 days of Summer HEAT program.

“We know that in your neck of the woods, a lot of people will be heading to Lake Hartwell to spend times with friends and family,” said Blackwood. “We ask them to make sure they buckle the seat belt, put down that phone- you know what you’re putting in the cooler, you know what you’re going to wear, so make a plan for how you’re going to get home if you’ve been drinking and driving.”

Blackwood said cell phone users can download the free GOHS Diver Sober Ga app.

The app will dial the number of ride services and cab companies that will come and pick you up if you are too impaired to drive.

Additionally, Triple A offers their  Tow To Go service, which gives impaired drivers free rides home.