North Wildwood Police to Join Labor Day Campaign to Stem Drunk Driving

NORTH WILDWOOD – Police agencies from around New Jersey, including North Wildwood Police Department, are gearing up for the state’s largest annual drunk driving crackdown.
According to a  release, the 2019 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide Labor Day crackdown will begin Aug. 16 and conclude Sept. 2.
During the campaign, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols targeting motorists who may be driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” is a national campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving through high-visibility enforcement backed up by educational activities including national radio and television advertisements, posters, banners, and mobile video display signs.
The campaign looks to curtail impaired driving during the busy summer travel season, including the Labor Day holiday period.
During the past five years, New Jersey’s roadways experienced 36,778 crashes and 679 fatalities involving impaired drivers.
As part of the initiative, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety provides grants to local police agencies throughout the state to run the two-week campaign. During last year’s crackdown, participating agencies made 1,196 DWI arrests.  
Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2019 crackdown offer the following advice:
•    Those who plan to drink, designate a driver, someone who will not drink alcohol, before going out.
•    Take mass transit, a taxi or ask a sober friend to drive them home.
•    Spend the night where the activity is held.
•    Always buckle up, every ride, regardless of one’s seating position in the vehicle.  It’s the best defense against an impaired driver.
•    Those who are intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive them to their doorstep.