The Gary Police Department recently announced the results of the 2020 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday enforcement mobilization, which began mid-December and lasted through the first of the year. During the 17-day enforcement period. Twenty-three seat belt citations were written and 14 arrests were made for driving while intoxicated.
One individual was taken into custody for Felony OWI and for being a Habitual Traffic Violator. Fifteen drivers were cited for driving in excess of 20 miles an hour over the speed limit even in inclement weather conditions with compromised road surface conditions.
More than 200 state and local law enforcement agencies participated in this year’s holiday enforcement campaign, which was funded by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.