Summer is heating up and so is a statewide drunk driving crackdown. Fruitport Township Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across the state for a July Fourth Drunk Driving - Over the Limit - Under Arrest crackdown.
Motorists will see increased federally unded patrols July 1-8 throughout the state working to prevent drunk driving injuries and deaths by arresting impaired drivers.
During the 2011 July Fourth holiday time period, eight people were killed in traffic crashes. Three of those deaths were alcohol-related.
Drunk driving is simply not worth the risk. Law enforcement officers will be out on the road, and we will be watching. If we see you driving drunk, we will stop and arrest you. No questions asked. No second chances.
In Michigan, a motorist can be arrested for drunk driving with a .08 or higher blood alcohol content. A drunk driving conviction is costly and comes with assorted penalties including fines, legal fees, driver responsibility fees, court costs and higher insurance rates.
Motorists arrested for drunk driving with a .17 blood alcohol content face increased penalties including the possible installation of an ignition interlock device preventing the car from starting if the driver has been drinking.
In 2011, 319 people died in Michigan as a result of alcohol and/or drug-involved traffic crashes, a 10.6 decrease from 2010.
