MIAMI COUNTY — The Miami County Sheriff’s Office will be deploying extra deputies to enforce all Ohio traffic laws this upcoming Labor Day weekend for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office will be joining with other law enforcement agencies across the nation to take part in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over crackdown on impaired drivers, according to a news release from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office.
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The national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over impaired driving crackdown is a prevention program organized by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The extra enforcement has been put in place to remove drunk and drugged drivers from area roadways, according to the release.
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The extra deputies are being funded by a grant the Sheriff’s Office received late last year from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, according to the release.
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