Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office participates in Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday campaign

The campaign runs Friday through New Year’s Day.

According to the press release, this campaign is not simply about stopping or arresting drivers. It is focused on saving lives. During the last holiday season, there were nearly 400 crashes that involved an impaired driver.

Wisconsin officers have special training to help combat impaired driving, including: 6,382 police officers trained in Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement to help detect and remove impaired drivers from the roads, 365 highly trained Drug Recognition Experts, among the most in the nation and 25 multi-jurisdictional high-visibility OWI task forces operating around the state.

The WisDOT website has a free Drive Sober mobile app that includes a find a ride feature to help locate mass transit and taxi or rideshare services.