Operation Zero Tolerance is Georgia's high visibility enforcement program that targets impaired drivers through concentrated patrols and sobriety checkpoints. During this year's enforcement campaign, police officers, sheriffs deputies and state troopers will work together to protect everyone from impaired drivers during this busy time of the year. The Georgia campaign is part of the national Over the Limit, Under Arrest program.
DUI PATROLS ARE CRACKING DOWN THIS HOLIDAY
STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT TARGETS DRUNK DRIVERS
(ATLANTA) — While December means holiday cheer and time with loved ones for most, this season will unfortunately bring tragedy for some! Our federal and state crash data show the travel period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is one of the most dangerous times on our highways. That can make the Christmas travel period deadly in Georgia and nationwide.
Impaired driving is the reason-- It’s one of America’s deadliest crimes. In December 2009 alone, 753 people were killed across the country in crashes involving drivers with illegal blood alcohol concentrations of .08 or higher. Equally disturbing is the revelation that nearly a quarter of young males admitted to riding with someone who should not have been behind the wheel.
That’s why the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) is joining with hundreds of highway safety partners across the state for this Operation Zero Tolerance holiday enforcement campaign. During this high-visibility program of sobriety checkpoints and increased patrols, drivers detected Over the Limit will be placed Under Arrest.
Right here in Georgia, 25 people died during the 2008 Christmas travel period. The sad fact is one-out-of-three of our fatal highway crashes each year is caused by impaired drivers. “Our message is clear,” says Director Bob Dallas of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. “No matter who you are, what you drive or where you drive it, when you’re caught driving impaired, you will be arrested. No warnings. No excuses. No exceptions.”
Overall, Georgia experienced 7,814 alcohol-related crashes in 2008! At GOHS, we’re hoping this Operation Zero Tolerance holiday enforcement campaign of will help keep those numbers from increasing in this final month of 2010.
How can we stop these needless deaths? Georgia’s statewide Operation Zero Tolerance holiday enforcement crackdown begins Friday, December 17 and runs through Sunday, January 2, 2011. “We’re even telling motorists when to watch out for more flashing lights in their rearview mirror because this campaign is completely about saving lives,” says GOHS Director Bob Dallas. “It’s not about revenue and it’s not about writing more tickets. It’s about making sure people survive the holidays.”
“When we remember what we’re grateful for this holiday season, we will include our dedicated enforcement partners who run their concentrated patrols and sobriety checkpoints to protect the millions of innocent motorists who will take to the roads to visit family and friends this month,” says Director Dallas. “These high visibility enforcement campaigns play a critical role in reducing impaired driving crashes and DUI deaths in Georgia.”
So remember, whether you’ve had way too many or just one too many, it’s not worth the risk!” says GOHS Director Dallas. “Get a designated driver. Don’t let 2010 end in an arrest or even worse for you.” For more about Operation Zero Tolerance visit the GOHS website at www.gahighwaysafety.org.
Operation Zero Tolerance News Release
Operation Zero Tolerance Media Advisory
OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 2010
AUGUST 20-SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
AUGUST 20, 2010--H.E.A.T. CRACKDOWN ON SPEED CONTINUES IN GEORGIA THIS LABOR DAY
AUGUST 20, 2010--End of Summer is Deadly Travel Time for Labor Day Vacationers--LETTER TO THE EDITOR
AUGUST 20, 2010--STATEWIDE DUI CRACKDOWN TARGETS DRUNK DRIVERS
JUNE 21, 2010--OZT CRACKDOWN: OVER THE LIMIT, UNDER ARREST
JUNE 21, 2010-- LETTER TO THE EDITOR: DECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE FROM DRUNK DRIVING THIS JULY 4TH
JUNE 21, 2010-- SUMMER DRIVERS: NEW LAWS SAY “PUT DOWN THE PHONE AND BUCKLE UP IN THE TRUCK”
JUNE 21, 2010-- GEORGIA’S JULY 4TH ‘SUMMER-H.E.A.T.’ SPEED & DUI CRACKDOWN
Operation Zero Tolerance: December 18, 2009-January 3, 2010
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: DON’T LAND ON SANTA’S NAUGHTY LIST DRIVE SOBER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
DUI PATROLS ARE CRACKING DOWN THIS HOLIDAY STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT TARGETS DRUNK DRIVERS
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Operation Zero Tolerance Labor Day lasts from August 21st through September 7th, 2009. Check back for more information shortly.....
PEACH COUNTY NEWS CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 21ST
GA Crash Data Calendar: Summer Holidays Deadly Time for Travelers
STATEWIDE DUI CRACKDOWN TARGETS DRUNK DRIVERS
GEORGIA LAUNCHES SUMMER-LONG H.E.A.T. CRACKDOWN ON SPEED
MAKING EVERY LIFE COUNT THIS HOLIDAY..
OZT = OVER THE LIMIT, UNDER ARREST IN GEORGIA
READ THE MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THE DECEMBER 19, 2008 NEWS CONFERENCE IN SAVANNAH HERE....
OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE DECEMBER 2008 NEWS RELEASE
OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE DECEMBER 2008 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
CLICK FOR PHOTOS AND INFORMATION ON OZT SUMMER 2008
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE OZT BUI-DUI LABOR DAY 2007 CAMPAIGN....
VIEW PICTURES AND INFORMATION FROM THE ONGOING DECEMBER 2006 OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE CAMPAIGN HERE
Photos and Commentary from the Labor Day 2006 OZT Press Conference at the GBI Crime Lab can be seen here.....
TO VIEW PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE JUNE 23RD KICKOFF IN SANDY SPRINGS, VISIT HTTP://WWW.GAHIGHWAYSAFETY.ORG/2006OZTJULYFOURTH.HTML
TO VIEW PHOTOS AND COMMENTARY FROM DECEMBER/JANUARY 2006 OZT, CLICK HERE
TO VIEW THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND COMMENTARY FROM THE AUGUST 19TH PRESS EVENT, CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE DECEMBER 2004 OZT PRESS CONFERENCE FROM SAVANNAH
CLICK HERE TO VIEW NEWS AND PHOTOS FROM THE OZT LABOR DAY 2004 PRESS CONFERENCE
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTO GALLERY FROM THE DECEMBER 19, 2003 OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE PRESS CONFERENCE CLICK TO LISTEN TO A OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE RADIO AD
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