Troopers Prepare for Labor Day 2006

STATEWIDE - Troopers are preparing for a busy Labor Day weekend by increasing visibility on the State’s highways to keep drivers safe. As part of an ongoing commitment to Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort), the West Virginia State Police will increase visibility and focus on enforcement of all traffic violations on the roadways during the holiday weekend. As part of a nationally coordinated mobilization effort, a “target period” of enforcement has been designated as Friday, September 1 – Monday, September 4, 2006.

Operation C.A.R.E. is a multi-agency, national effort to reduce the number of traffic crashes on the nation’s roads through strict traffic enforcement.

The West Virginia State Police is also participating in the national Over the Limit, Under Arrest campaign, designed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aimed at saving lives and injuries in alcohol related crashes and arresting DUI drivers. Law enforcement officers will be establishing sobriety checkpoints and conducting saturation and directed patrols on all West Virginia roadways through the Labor Day Holiday.

Last year during the Labor Day holiday, there were two fatal crashes in West Virginia.

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