© 2024 WEMU
Serving Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, MI
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

'Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over' Crackdown Results

Michigan State Police

The results for the end of the summer Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign are in.  That's the crackdown Michigan State Police and other local law enforcement agencies held between August 21st and the Labor Day Holiday weekend.

Police arrested 351 drunk drivers.

A total of thirteen traffic fatalities were recorded, that's up from six last year.

One motorcyclist who was arrested had eleven prior drunk driving arrests.

2,630 seat belt and child restraint citations were also issued.

Like 89.1 WEMU on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

 

— Jorge Avellan is the Ann Arbor beat reporter, and anchor for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him studio@wemu.org

Related Content