Friday, October 26, 2007
News Halloween costume idea: Designated driver
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 9:23 PM
The Atlanta Police Department is planning a Halloween "traffic safety blitz," complete with "saturation patrols" and "security checkpoints" that will start this weekend.
According to an APD press release:
More than half of all Halloween fatal accidents are alcohol related. Accordingly, Metro Atlanta law enforcement officers will be turning up the HEAT [Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic] on impaired drivers through increased patrols and safety checkpoints.
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