283 arrests in drunk driving crackdown

LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) - Michigan law enforcement conducted 10,855 traffic stops resulting in 283 arrests for drunk driving during the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over statewide crackdown.

This includes 52 drivers arrested for a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .17 or higher under Michigan law, according to a news release.
 
This year's crackdown between Aug. 16 and Sept. 3. also included seat belt enforcement during which officers issued 3,246 seat belt and child restraint citations.
 
In addition, officers made 65 drug-related arrests, 133 other alcohol-related arrests, issued 702 speeding citations and cited 590 uninsured motorists.

The crackdown was coordinated by the Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and paid for with federal traffic safety dollars. Nearly 160 state, county and local law enforcement agencies in 26 counties participated in the extra patrols.
 
Preliminary results from the Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center show there were nine traffic fatalities over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Two of the deaths involved alcohol and a seat belt was not used by three of the people who died. Twelve people died in traffic crashes from the 2011 Labor Day holiday weekend; four of those fatalities involved alcohol.