Dexter youth alcohol crackdown nets nearly 40 citations, warnings

DEXTER — Officers with the Dexter Police Department recently participated in the annual nationwide Youth Alcohol Enforcement Crackdown “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”

Officers issued 15 citations, along with 23 warnings, during the enforcement period between June 5 and Sunday.

“Substance-impaired driving is more than a reckless choice by a few individuals,” said Chief Trevor Pulley. “Each year, impaired driving costs the lives of thousands on America’s highways.”

Dexter police joined forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and nearly 10,000 law enforcement agencies across the country in this year’s Youth Alcohol Enforcement “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

Although it is illegal in all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to drive impaired (having a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher), far too many people across the nation get behind the wheel after consuming alcohol or other illegal drugs.

The latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk driving epidemic.

More than 3,2000 teen drivers were involved in fatal crashes in 2017, according to the NHTSA, with more than 2,500 killed.