Beginning Saturday the Ottawa Police Department will join many other law enforcement agencies across the State, in the Kansas Thanksgiving Safe Arrival Traffic Enforcement Campaign.
This program will be aggressively targeting and removing impaired drivers from our roads.
According to KDOT, the day before Thanksgiving sees more impairment-related crashes than any other day of the year. On average in Kansas, three persons are injured every day and one person is killed every four days in alcohol/drug-related crashes. Vehicle occupants in alcohol- or other drug-related crashes, are over 2 1/2 times more likely to be injured or killed than those involved in crashes where alcohol or other drugs were not a factor.
Ottawa Police urge people to keep in mind that if you are going to be drinking — any amount at all — do not consider driving home. Arrange to ride with a non-drinking acquaintance before you go out.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or both, is a choice you make. Make right decisions. The life you save could be your own.
