Drunk Driving Crackdown!!

Will Parker

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Over the recent holiday season, including this past weekend, local & state law enforcement agencies cracking down on the drunk drivers on our roadways. The Myrtle Beach Police Department hosted their “Sober or Slammer” campaign and stated, on a per person average, more officials were on duty than ever before. Local police have stated the number of DUI’s in the South Carolina are significantly higher than the number of homicides. Considering the number of fatalities related to DUI accidents and how many intoxicated drivers are not caught and/or prosecuted, the numbers are staggering.

The Myrtle Beach Police Department’s Police Chief, Warren Gall says, “As the economy continues to get worse, history tell us that our citizens are going to seek out some relief. And as we know, most often they seek out the relief in the form of increased substance abuse. And that’s unfortunate, but that is a fact. For law enforcement, this means an increase in impaired and intoxicated drivers. We know that we can not fight this alone and they are asking for the public’s help."

Public safety officials say that while this year traffic fatalities are down compared to last year, the percentage of DUI related fatalities is higher. So, it is important, in addition to not driving impaired, to make sure to be careful of others on the road. If Chief Gall is correct, even the off-season in Myrtle Beach can be dangerous.