Annual Holiday Traffic Enforcement Effort Begins

SOUTH CHARLESTON – Beginning on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, and continuing through Sunday, November 26, 2006, the West Virginia State Police will be a part of a nationwide effort to crackdown on drunk drivers, child restraint enforcement and everyday traffic violations. Operation CARE: Combined Accident Reduction Effort is designed to reduce traffic crashes through strict enforcement of traffic laws.

The Operation CARE: Combined Accident Reduction Effort, was formed as a multi-jurisdictional program of patrol, enforcement, and planning activities committed to the goal of accident reduction. This goal is achieved through strict enforcement of DUI, speeding violations and occupant protection violations.

Troopers all over the state will be patrolling the highways in an effort to keep the motoring public safe. They will also be participating in directed patrols, saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints in different areas of the state.

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