License check on Sunday night on highway 17

Submitted by Hornet on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 1:26pm.

How many people were arrested and why were
there so many officers from so many different
towns and agencies involved. Were they looking
for illegals, drugs or general violaters.
These could be very useful maybe in stopping
the drug distribution in our area, also to get
the illegal drivers with no insurance off the
road, not to mention those driving under the
influence. I say do it more often.........

Public safety check point

Submitted by ErinnMcGuire on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 4:00pm.

What you saw was part of the 17th Annual Hands Across the Border highway safety awareness campaign. From Sunday, Aug. 24, through Friday, Aug. 29, Georgia law enforcement will join their partners from bordering states Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee in a major southeastern Operation Zero Tolerance impaired driving enforcement initiative.

Hands Across The Border means impaired driving laws will be strictly enforced from state-to-state in a seamless effort to save lives during the deadly Labor Day Holiday travel period,” says
Director Bob Dallas of the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). “This week-long operation sends an unmistakable message to the motoring public that safe driving doesn’t stop at the state line. Our traffic laws may come from different books, but we’re all on the same page when it comes to taking drunk drivers off our roads,” says Director Dallas.

This year, Hands Across the Border is part of the “One Hundred Days of Summer HEAT” campaign sponsored by GOHS to raise awareness about the deadly consequences of speed, drunk and drugged driving, and failure to use safety belts and child restraints.

Remember, your best protection against an encounter with a drunk driver is a buckled safety belt.

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