Police targeting drunk drivers on Halloween
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| A display at the Spirit of Halloween store in Seven Corners. |
Watch
out for trick or treaters tonight and be extra careful if you’re heading out to
a Halloween party. Seven police agencies from Northern Virginia are teaming up
in a collaborative effort to conduct saturation patrols detecting and arresting
drunk drivers tonight.
out for trick or treaters tonight and be extra careful if you’re heading out to
a Halloween party. Seven police agencies from Northern Virginia are teaming up
in a collaborative effort to conduct saturation patrols detecting and arresting
drunk drivers tonight.
This effort, “Extra Eyes for DWIs,”
involves officers and resources from
the Fairfax County Police Department, along with the Virginia State Police, Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority Police, U.S. Park Police, Virginia State
Police, and the police departments of Falls Church, Vienna, and the City of Fairfax.
Police
from these agencies plan to “saturate the streets in all jurisdictions with law
enforcement personnel who will be specifically targeting drunk drivers.”
from these agencies plan to “saturate the streets in all jurisdictions with law
enforcement personnel who will be specifically targeting drunk drivers.”
If
alcohol is going to be part of your Halloween celebrations, take a cab or
contact SoberRide.
alcohol is going to be part of your Halloween celebrations, take a cab or
contact SoberRide.
The Fairfax
County Police is also launching a pedestrian safety education initiative Oct.
31. Officers will distribute fliers with safety information to residents
observed crossing streets in violation of safety laws.
County Police is also launching a pedestrian safety education initiative Oct.
31. Officers will distribute fliers with safety information to residents
observed crossing streets in violation of safety laws.
Over
the past three years, more than 400 pedestrians have been struck and injured in
crashes on Fairfax County roadways, the police department reports. Typically,
October is the highest month for pedestrian-involved incidents. Capt. Mike
Grinnan, commander of the traffic unit, says that’s due to a combination of factors,
including Halloween and decreased daylight hours.
the past three years, more than 400 pedestrians have been struck and injured in
crashes on Fairfax County roadways, the police department reports. Typically,
October is the highest month for pedestrian-involved incidents. Capt. Mike
Grinnan, commander of the traffic unit, says that’s due to a combination of factors,
including Halloween and decreased daylight hours.