Enhanced Holiday Traffic Enforcement BeginsLaw enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation are participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that began Dec. 13 and continues until Jan. 1, 2018.Dec 14, 2017Extra holiday season enforcement to catch impaired drivers has begun by law enforcement agencies across the country. The Florida Highway Patrol, for one, announced it will join thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the nation in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that began Dec. 13 and continues until Jan. 1, 2018. FHP will concentrate its enforcement on impaired driving throughout Florida."Impaired driving continues to be a priority for law enforcement in the state," explained FHP Director Col. Gene S. Spaulding. "In an effort to get drunk and drugged drivers off Florida roads, FHP troopers will aggressively enforce impaired driving laws to ensure motorists and their families arrive to their destination safely."Pennsylvania State Police troopers also are participating in dedicated DUI patrols and checkpoints to identify and arrest impaired drivers. "No matter where your holiday celebrations take you, it is important to plan ahead for a safe way home and to never get behind the wheel impaired," said Maj. Edward Hoke, director of the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Patrol. "Don't put yourself, your passengers, or others at risk by making the decision to drink and drive."According to NHTSA, 37,461 people nationwide were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, and 28 percent (10,947) of those fatalities involved a driver who had a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit of .08. "Driving under the influence has serious consequences that State Police and our local law enforcement partners see every day, which is why we have adopted a zero-tolerance approach to DUI enforcement," Hoke said. "If you drive impaired, you will be pulled over and you will be arrested."