Tag: New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety
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Police target distracted drivers
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers in Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge will be on the lookout for distracted drivers as they participate in the “UDrive. UText. UPay.” Distracted Driver Traffic enforcement campaign. The campaign started on April 1 and will run through April 21. The National Safety Council has designated April as Distracted Driving…
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Edison Police to enforce Drive Sober campaign
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — The Edison Police Department is cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol and drugs as part of the national annual end of year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. The campaign runs from Dec. 9 to Jan. 1, 2017. Local and state law enforcement officials will…
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Yearlong crackdown on impaired drivers begins
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey has announced that police departments in Middlesex County will be participating in a yearlong crackdown on impaired driving by randomly setting up sobriety checkpoints to ensure the public’s safety. The checkpoints are being made possible through a $36,300 grant to cover the costs of salaries and equipment for the departments…
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Edison joins Drive Sober crackdown
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Township police are joining many other police departments by participating in the state’s largest annual crackdown on drunk driving — conducting sobriety checkpoints and stepping up roving patrols for motorists impaired by alcohol or drugs. The annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” initiative, sponsored throughout New Jersey by the…