Bayonne to participate in end of summer ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign

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The City of Bayonne will be participate in an end of summer “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to crack down on impaired motorists.

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By John Heinis/Hudson County View

Beginning August 19 and running through September 5th, the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” effort endeavors to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving through a combination of high-visibility enforcement and public education.

“During the last five years New Jersey has experienced more than 33,000 alcohol involved crashes resulting in 662 fatalities. This is a critical law enforcement program that can save lives, especially in light of recent dramatic increases in motor vehicle fatality rates both nationally and in New Jersey,” Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler said in a statement.

Last year, 23 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities in New Jersey were alcohol-related, while nationally, 11,654 people died in 2020 in drunk driving crashes. The societal cost associated with these crashes is estimated to be $44 billion annually.

Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2022 Statewide Labor Day Crackdown offer the following advice for the holiday season:

• Take mass transit, a taxicab or rideshare, or ask a sober friend to drive you home. Spend the night where the activity or party is held. If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact law enforcement.

• If you are intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive or escort you to your doorstep. If someone you know is drinking or using drugs, do not let that person get behind the wheel.

• Always wear your seatbelt.


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