COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department has released final figures from the 2016 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.
During the 25-day period, deputies issued 69 tickets and made 14 arrests. Captain Brandon Slate says, “Getting behind the wheel intoxicated is not worth a ticket, possible jail time or your life. The campaign reinforces that message and deputies will continue to work hard until every driver understands the risks of drunk driving.”
Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show an alcohol-related fatality occurs every 53 minutes in the United States and on average, 10,000 people die on U. S. highways each year.