Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Miami County Beefs Up Patrols for Holiday Weekend

The Miami County Sheriff’s Office will be deploying extra deputies working a combined 70 hours in overtime for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The extra deputies have already commenced the traffic enforcement details which will run through Sunday December 1st. The added enforcement will be for the sole purpose of enforcing all of Ohio’s traffic statutes. Special emphasis will be placed on removing impaired drivers, seatbelt enforcement, speedeing violations, stop sign violations, and other crash causing infractions. The deputies will be deployed throughout the county at various time frames. There will be a zero tolerance for violators during these times with no warnings being issued in an attempt to limit crashes on Miami County roadways and ensure everyone has a safe Thanksgiving holiday. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend has traditionally seen a dramatic increase in crashes and crashes in which at least one driver has been drinking. We urge all motorists to have a designated driver if they choose to drink over the holidays.

The extra traffic enforcement is being made possible through a grant the Sheriff’s Office received this year from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The grant funds the overtime for the deputies and pays some fuel costs.

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