Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over - Results
Date:
September 8, 2020
For More Information:
Derek J. Horalek, DHoralek@lancaster.ne.gov
The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown is a nationwide campaign directed at cracking down on drunk and impaired drivers. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Hwy 6 just west of 98th Street. The sobriety checkpoint was set up on Friday, September 04, 2020 from 9:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Additional deputies were also on duty Saturday, September 05, 2020 and Sunday, September 06, 2020 from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. running traffic on an individual basis.
The 10 deputies involved with the sobriety checkpoint contacted 209 vehicles resulting in 4 criminal arrests, 33 official traffic citations, and 17 warning/defect cards. The 7 additional deputies on duty for saturation patrol stopped an additional 61 vehicles resulting in 1 criminal arrest, 50 official traffic citations and 38 warning/defect cards being issued for various traffic violations.
The total official traffic citations issued during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown included 7 driving under the influence, 3 driving during suspension, 1 flee to avoid arrest, 1 willful reckless driving, 6 possession of an open alcohol container, 5 seatbelt violations, 10 no valid registration, 9 no proof of insurance, 3 no valid operator’s license, 1 provisional operator’s permit violation, 27 speeding and 10 for various traffic law violations.
Criminal arrests included 1 child abuse, 2 possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce and 2 possession of drug paraphernalia.
Overtime compensation paid to the additional deputies working during the crackdown was funded through a mini-grant received from the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.
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