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Pendleton – Troopers at the Pendleton District will join more than 250 other Indiana law enforcement agencies across the Hoosier State in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on impaired and dangerous drivers. Operation Pull Over Blitz # 80, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”, began August 8th and runs through Monday September 1st.

The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is a statewide enforcement effort supported by federal funding allocated to the Indiana State Police from the Traffic Safety division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Through Labor Day Monday troopers will work overtime to conduct high-visibility enforcement activities designed specifically to identify impaired drivers. Motorists will see an increased number of patrols looking for aggressive drivers and unrestrained motorists during the Blitz #80 period, with troopers conducting saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

In addition there will be extra troopers on the road over the three day holiday weekend working Operation C.A.R.E., or Combined Accident Reduction Effort. Operation C.A.R.E. is a federally funded program that permits additional troopers to patrol area roadways targeting impaired drivers, motorists who speed, follow too closely, make unsafe lane changes, drive aggressively and fail to buckle up or properly restrain their children.

The Pendleton District covers the eight counties of Delaware, Madison, Randolph, Henry Wayne and Union as well as Rush and Fayette counties. Motorists are encouraged to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. Give a vehicle description, location, and direction of travel. Never follow an impaired driver.

The Indiana State Police is committed to reducing the number of impaired driving crashes as well as all crashes. We continue to monitor the top causes for crashes and concentrating enforcement efforts on these causes