Crime & Safety
Prosecutor's Office To Step Up DWI / Drug Enforcement In Seaside Heights Area Over Holiday Weekend
Thanksgiving is a time for thanks, not mourning the loss of loved ones in avoidable accidents, prosecutor says.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office wants you to know that police will be hitting the streets with roving patrols and numerous checkpoints over Thanksgiving weekend to weed out drunk or drug-impaired drivers, Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato said.
"It appears that Thanksgiving is no long just the holiday for breaking bread with loved ones, but for many it now includes celebrating excessively with alcohol or drugs," he said. "We beg those who get behind the wheel to drive responsibly and make smart choices."
The checkpoints will be conducted by local police departments, detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department K-9 Unit, Coronato said.
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Last year, seven of the 15 people killed over the Thanksgiving holiday died in alcohol or drug-related accidents according to the New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Investigative Unit statistics.
That included a pedestrian who was struck and killed by an impaired driver on Nov. 26 on Route 549 in Brick Township.
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