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Labor Day DUI and Speed Task Force activities in Pinal County
Received from Pinal County Sheriff's Office
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force will be out in force this Labor Day weekend looking for alcohol and drug impaired drivers. In addition to the below DUI task force activities, patrol deputies and officers throughout Pinal County will be on the lookout for impaired and reckless drivers. A speed enforcement crackdown will follow on Tuesday and run through next week along several heavily traveled roads.
- Friday, September 2, 2011 – Saturation Patrols (partnering with Maricopa Police Department) -- Deputies and Officers will be working a checkpoint in the Maricopa area from 6 :00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M.
- Saturday, September 3, 2011 – DUI Checkpoint in the Maricopa area from 6:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M. -- The checkpoint will be followed with saturation patrols. During this detail we will be partnering with the Maricopa Police Department.
- Sunday, September 4, 2011 – DUI Saturation Patrols throughout Pinal County.
- Monday, September 5, 2011 – DUI Saturation Patrols throughout Pinal County.
- Tuesday, September 6, 2011 – Deputies will begin targeting excessive speed and aggressive motorists along
Ironwood Rd., south of Baseline. Other areas targeted will be heavily traveled roads in the San Tan Valley and Apache Junction areas. This detail will continue through the week.
The Pinal County DUI Task force consists of law enforcement officers from agencies throughout Pinal County. The participating officers and their agencies have joined forces and are committed to removing impaired drivers from the roadways and thereby ensuring safer roads for the motoring public.
Approximately 2.57 persons are killed every day across our state in motor vehicle crashes. Additionally, one person is injured every 9.39 minutes. It is estimated that fatal and injury crashes in Pinal County alone have an economic impact of over $149,025,162 per year.
Sheriff Babeu stated, “Let our message be clear this holiday weekend: We will not tolerate impaired or reckless driving. Driving while impaired or recklessly endangers all people on Pinal County roads and highways. If you drive impaired or reckless you will be arrested. No excuses, no exceptions.”
Funding for the Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force activities and equipment is provided through grant funding by the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety under the leadership of Director Alberto Gutier. “Drive Hammered, Get Nailed.”
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Pinal County Sheriff's Office / CopaNews.com
The PCSO traffic unit will be out in force looking for impaired drivers.
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