Extra Enforcement of Drunk Driving Laws Begins Tonight

First there was "You drink, you drive, you lose" then there was  "Over the limit under arrest" now officers across the state have a new slogan: "Drive sober or get pulled over."

The national mobilization around this program is beginning this month as a push for more than 100 Massachusetts communities to crack down on impaired driving.

According to a release, there is an impaired-driving related death every 51 minutes in America.

"Impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes. In 2010, 115 people died in impaired driving related crashes in the Commonwealth.  Moreover, there were an additional 2,750 impaired driving related personal injury and property damage crashes and almost 14,635 impaired driving arrests."

Both the Hopkinton and Holliston Police Departments are participating in the program this month.

“Our message is simple and unwavering: if we find you driving impaired, we will arrest you. No exceptions,” said. 

The tendency of drinking related crashes to occur at night and on weekends will lead the to step up their patrols and stops during the peak impairment hours.

"Since twice as many alcohol-impaired crashes occur over the weekend and four times as many occur at night, we will be especially vigilant during these high-risk times when impaired drivers are most likely to be on our roads,” officer Matthew Waugh said.

Furthermore, all arrests made in either town are reported in the  and other local news outlets. A Google search can easily turn up these posts, which may have an impact down the road.