Buckle Up. No Excuses.
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2013
Did you know that not everyone buckles up when they get into a vehicle? Of the twenty-nine (29) vehicle occupants killed this year in Delaware, 53% were not wearing a seat belt. That is one of many reasons the Office of Highway Safety along with officers from participating State, County and municipal law enforcement agencies are continuing to enforce Delaware’s seat belt law. Dedicated overtime patrols start July 21st and run through August 8th.
Week 2 Results for Checkpoint Strikeforce
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2013
Twelve (12) people were arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the second weekend of the 2013 Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI prevention campaign. This brings the total DUI arrests made as part of the campaign to 22. Statewide, there have been over 2,200 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled For July 13th
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Saturday, July 13, 2013
DUI checkpoint scheduled for July 13th.
You Can’t Hide From A DUI.
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Dover – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety along with law enforcement across the state are cracking down on impaired driving and launching the 13th Annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign this holiday weekend and reminding motorists a DUI is a criminal offense you can’t hide from. Last year alcohol was involved in 51% of the 110 fatal crashes, which resulted in 60 individuals killed.
Delaware Office of Highway Safety Announces Results from Final Wave of Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other. Crackdown.
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Friday, June 21, 2013
Today, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced the preliminary results of the third and final wave of the high visibility distracted driving enforcement campaign, Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other that ran from June 4th through June 17th. So far, 35 municipal police agencies out of the participating 40 agencies along with Delaware State Police have reported a total of 1,562 citations issued during the third wave of enforcement. This brings the total number of Delaware cell phone citations issued as part of this campaign to 5,757.
