572
arrests were made involving DUIs in six states.
According
to a news release issued by the West Virginia State Police, state police in
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia joined
forces in a campaign called the 6 State Trooper Project, in which they made 572
arrests on major interstates over a three day period of Dec. 6-8, 2013.
This was made in an effort to combat impaired driving.
According
to a statement issued by Colonel C.R. "Jay" Smithers with the West
Virginia State Police:
"The
West Virginia State Police continually works hard to inform the public of the
dangers of impaired driving by participating in highway safety programs such as
the 6 State Trooper Project and conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the
state. Those who choose to become impaired have numerous options available to
them rather than getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Among those options
include the use a designated driver, calling a cab service, or simply staying
where they are until they sober up. However, too often we see media reports
tragically detailing how yet another impaired driver has ruined their life or
the life of some innocent, unsuspecting person. As a police officer, there are
few things worse than having to deliver a death message to the families left
behind as a result of such inexcusable behavior."
