April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. And troopers with the Idaho State Police are seeing more of it - as the number of distracted driving related crashes continue to climb.Kmvt's Heatherann Wagner shows us how ISP is raising awareness and patrols to put the brakes on a growing problem.
Sadly, recent data shows more than half of Idaho motorists killed in crashes were not buckled in. Seatbelts save lives. That s something we see every day, said Trooper Tauna Davis of ISP District 2 in Lewiston. Unfortunately fatalities can occur anytime, anyplace, at any speed. No one thinks it could happen to them, until it does. I ve witnessed, firsthand, the damage and tragedy caused by not wearing a seat belt. Seat belts secure drivers in their seats, ensuring they have total control of their vehicle. With more drivers on the roads as the weather gets warmer, we want you to help us keep your family whole. Buckle up and drive well Idaho.
MERIDIAN — On New Year’s Eve, members of the North Idaho DUI Task Force, @DuiIdaho tweeted “Don’t be the reason someone loses the one they love tonight”. The message was
ISP made 127 DUI arrests over holiday season
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho State Police troopers joined their partner law enforcement agencies throughout the state to remove DUI drivers from Idaho roadways during the holiday season.
Between Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 and Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, toppers arrested 127 people charged with DUI offenses.
Between Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 and Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, troopers arrested 52 people charged with driving under the influence. The most important number is one we can t calculate, and that s the number of people not injured in a DUI-related crash, said Trooper Scott Bolen, an ISP Law Enforcement Liaison with the ITD Office of Highway Safety. We always urge folks that, if their plans involve alcohol, to have a plan to get home safely. Most people actually do that, and we appreciate them. But for those who don t, we work hard to hunt them down before they hurt themselves or someone else. And that effort continues all year.