Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, that's not just the name of the campaign that's the truth. Louisiana law enforcement is not playing when it comes to keeping impaired drivers off the roads.
According to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kim Myers, CPSO will participate in the national crackdown on drunk driving. A grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission makes it all possible.
Last year 63 deaths due to impaired drivers were investigated by the Louisiana State Police. Last Saturday a motorcyclist in Jeff Davis Parish was struck head on and killed by what was believed to be an impaired driver. With a holiday weekend this weekend ... we thought it was good time to remind you to be careful and to designate a driver.
While Washington state has seen a 25% increase in drivers impaired by marijuana they have not see an increase in accidents since marijuana became legal there. With talk of dispensaries in Louisiana we wondered if you thought we would see the same thing here...
According to a press release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Benjamin R. Myers of Moss Bluff has been booked on fourth offense DWI.
A recent press release states The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has received$153,155 in grant funding from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to conduct additional traffic safety enforcement activities. This funding is for DUI safety checkpoints and other driver safety enforcement.
Well let's see the difference between Les Miles and Nick Saban. We all watched the way Les Miles handled it when a star player ran afoul of the law. Now let's see how Nick Saban handles it.
There is no doubt that the string of DUI checkpoints has removed impaired drivers from our roadways. It has also brought back the "corner" bar. I'll explain.