Spring 1999 'Booze It & Lose It' Nets 2,468 DWI Charges
6 May 1999
Spring 1999 'Booze It & Lose It' Nets 2,468 DWI Charges From April 16-May 2
RALEIGH, N.C., May 5 -- North Carolina law enforcement
officers made 2,468 driving-while-impaired (DWI) arrests from Friday, April
16, to Sunday, May 2, during the spring 1999 "Booze It & Lose It" crackdown on
impaired driving. The arrests are a result of 885 checkpoints and random
patrols across the state. The numbers were reported by the law enforcement
agencies in each county and compiled by the North Carolina State Highway
Patrol.
Besides cracking down on impaired drivers, law enforcement officers issued
7,518 seat belt and 702 child safety seat citations. Law enforcement officers
discovered a total of 49,469 violations, including 694 drug charges and 77
firearms violations. They also recovered 32 stolen vehicles and apprehended
11 fugitives from justice.
The goal of "Booze It & Lose It" is to lower the number of impaired
drivers on North Carolina highways: saving lives, preventing injuries and
reducing the massive health-care costs associated with traffic crashes.
The following are the statewide totals for the spring 1999 "Booze It &
Lose It" campaign April 16-May 2:
Statewide Totals
DWI Occupant Restraint Traffic Violations
Driving Child
While Safety Total
Total Impaired Seat Belt Seat Speeding Traffic
Checkpoints Violations Violations Viols Violations
4/26-5/2
305 859 2,743 242 7,205 17,946
4/16-4/25
550 1,609 4,775 460 10,954 29,350
TOTAL
885 2,468 7,518 702 11,159 47,296
Criminal Violations
Other
Misdemeanor Felony Stolen Criminal
Total Drug Drug Firearm Vehicles Fugitives Viols
Checkpoints Violations Viols Viols Recovered Arrested Not Listed
4/26-5/2
305 186 52 24 11 1 687
4/16-4/25
550 394 62 53 21 10 672
TOTAL
885 580 114 77 32 11 1,359
Criminal Violations
Total
Total Traffic &
Total Criminal Criminal
Checkpoints Violations Violations
4/26-5/2
305 961 18,907
4/16-4/25
550 1,212 30,562
TOTAL
885 2,173 49,469