Labor Day "Booze It & Lose It" Campaign Results

A total of 102,622 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide

September 6, 2007

WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Over the three-week Labor Day "Booze It & Lose It" campaign, state and local law enforcement officers cited 2,905 motorists for driving while impaired (DWI). A total of 102,622 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide. In addition, law enforcement officers apprehended 630 fugitives from justice and recovered 163 stolen vehicles. Finally, law enforcement officers issued 10,720 safety belt and 1,389 child passenger safety violations, 33,062 speeding violations and 2,076 drug charges.

Congratulating law enforcement officers on the successful campaign, Governor Easley, said: "State and local law enforcement officers are dedicated to removing impaired drivers from our roads. I congratulate them on their success in this effort."

During the Governor's Highway Safety Program campaign, "Booze It & Lose It," counties with the highest number of DWI citations include:

• Wake County 342 DWI
• Carteret County 90 DWI
• Mecklenburg County 80 DWI

• Download Adobe PDF county-by-county citation totals Week1
• Download Adobe PDF county-by-county citation totals Week2
• Download Adobe PDF county-by-county citation totals Week3

Together, law enforcement officers throughout North Carolina conducted more than 8,646 sobriety checkpoints and dedicated patrols for DWI motorists during the Labor Day "Booze It & Lose It" campaign.