HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – With Labor Day Weekend nearing, the Havre Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol wants to let the public know that they should expect increased patrols through September 7th in Hill County.
As part of the National Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, HPD and MHP will be on the lookout for impaired drivers.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 38 percent of all traffic fatalities during the Labor Day holiday period in 2018 involved a drunk driver.
In the two week period up to and including Labor Day weekend since 2010, there have been 110 total traffic fatalities in Montana. Drivers impaired by alcohol were involved in over one-third of those deaths.
Beyond the risk of injury or death, driving impaired can result in a DUI, a license revocation, jail time, and a fine of up to $10,000.
Please report any suspected impaired drivers to local law enforcement.
