DWI Crackdown In Point Pleasant Boro

Point Pleasant NJ

07 December, 2020

8:07 PM

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NEW JERSEY – If you're drinking, you'd better not drive – anywhere. But in Point Pleasant Boro, you'd better really watch out. Point Pleasant Boro is among more than 100 law enforcement officials throughout New Jersey that are cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end-of-year "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" statewide campaign (see list of towns below). Starting Friday and continuing through Jan. 1, 2020, local and state law enforcement officials will be patrolling New Jersey roads – including those in Point Pleasant Boro – looking for drunk and impaired drivers as part of the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" holiday campaign. New Jersey's campaign is part of a nationwide effort to reduce crash risks during the holiday season, officials said. To assist with New Jersey's enforcement efforts, the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety has awarded grants totaling $656,340 to 112 towns across the state to fund enhanced patrolling and high-visibility sobriety checkpoints throughout New Jersey during the month of December. Point Pleasant Boro got $6,000. "This has been a year of tremendous loss for New Jersey residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and we are all feeling especially grateful for the loved ones with us this holiday season," said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal. "Help ensure that everyone can safely celebrate this year by driving sober and unimpaired. Drunk driving crashes are tragic and preventable. We are stepping up patrols and enforcement to keep New Jersey roadways safe for all who use them this holiday season." Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drunk driving crashes claim the lives of more than 10,000 people nationwide each year. Of the 559 people killed in traffic crashes in New Jersey last year, nearly a quarter of them – 129 – lost their lives in crashes involving drunk drivers. "Our mission is to ensure that travelers on New Jersey roadways reach their destinations safely - especially during the holiday season when crash risks increase," said Eric Heitmann, director of Division of Highway Traffic Safety. "We pursue this mission through programs like Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over that raise public awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and provide law enforcement with funding for enhanced enforcement. "This season, make sure a designated driver is part of your holiday celebration plans. Anyone driving under influence can count on encountering a law enforcement presence on the State's roadways." Last year, the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over holiday campaign resulted in 1,380 DWI arrests (alcohol and/or drugs) statewide; and participating police agencies issued 4,960 and 2,023 speeding and seat belt summonses, respectively, officials said. A number of departments reported noteworthy accomplishments, including 14 agencies making 13 or more DWI arrests during the campaign. Here are the towns and the amount of state money awarded to them for patrols: Absecon, Atlantic $6,000 Atlantic City, Atlantic $9,000 Brigantine, Atlantic $2,400 Egg Harbor City, Atlantic $3,000 Galloway, Atlantic $8,400 Hamilton Township, Atlantic $7,200 Hammonton, Atlantic $2,400 Mullica, Atlantic $6,000 Northfield, Atlantic $6,000 Pleasantville, Atlantic $6,000 Elmwood Park, Bergen $6,000 Fairview, Bergen $6,000 Fort Lee, Bergen $6,000 Garfield, Bergen $6,000 Hackensack, Bergen $6,000 Leonia, Bergen $6,000 Lodi, Bergen $6,000 Maywood, Bergen $6,000 New Milford, Bergen $6,000 Oradell, Bergen $6,000 Palisades Park, Bergen $6,000 Paramus, Bergen $6,000 Teaneck, Bergen $6,000 Cinnaminson, Burlington $6,000 Evesham, Burlington $7,200 Mount Laurel, Burlington $6,000 Pemberton, Burlington $6,000 Riverside, Burlington $6,000 Barrington, Camden $6,000 Gloucester Township, Camden $6,000 Pennsauken, Camden $6,000 Pine Hill, Camden $6,000 Stratford, Camden $6,000 Winslow, Camden $6,000 Lower Township, Cape May $6,000 Millville, Cumberland $7,200 Vineland, Cumberland $9,000 Belleville, Essex $6,000 Bloomfield, Essex $7,200 East Orange, Essex $7,200 Newark, Essex $12,000 Nutley, Essex $6,000 Monroe, Gloucester $6,000 Mantua, Gloucester $3,840 Paulsboro, Gloucester $2,400 Pitman, Gloucester $2,400 Washington Township, Gloucester $8,400 Westville, Gloucester $3,600 Woodbury, Gloucester $3,600 Bayonne, Hudson $6,000 Hoboken, Hudson $6,000 North Bergen, Hudson $7,200 Union City, Hudson $7,200 Clinton Township, Hunterdon $6,000 Franklin Township, Hunterdon $1,920 Frenchtown, Hunterdon $1,920 Lebanon, Hunterdon $2,400 Raritan Township, Hunterdon $1,500 Tewksbury, Hunterdon $1,920 East Windsor, Mercer $6,000 Ewing, Mercer $6,000 Hamilton Township, Mercer $8,400 Dunellen, Middlesex $6,000 East Brunswick, Middlesex $7,200 Edison, Middlesex $7,200 Metuchen, Middlesex $6,000 Monroe, Middlesex $6,000 North Brunswick, Middlesex $6,000 Old Bridge, Middlesex $8,400 Sayreville, Middlesex $7,200 South Brunswick, Middlesex $6,000 Allentown, Monmouth $6,000 Brielle, Monmouth $6,000 Englishtown, Monmouth $6,000 Red Bank, Monmouth $6,000 Chester Township, Morris $6,000 Hanover, Morris $6,000 Jefferson, Morris $6,000 Morristown, Morris $6,000 Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris $6,000 Rockaway Township, Morris $6,000 Barnegat, Ocean $6,000 Berkeley, Ocean $6,000 Brick, Ocean $9,000 Jackson, Ocean $7,200 Lacey, Ocean $6,000 Mantoloking, Ocean $6,000 Ocean Gate, Ocean $6,000 Ocean Township, Ocean $6,000 Point Pleasant Boro, Ocean $6,000 Seaside Heights, Ocean $6,000 Stafford Township, Ocean $6,000 Hawthorne, Passaic $6,000 Little Falls, Passaic $6,000 Passaic, Passaic $9,000 Paterson, Passaic $9,000 Pompton Lakes, Passaic $6,000 Woodland Park, Passaic $6,000 Bernardsville, Somerset $1,800 Branchburg, Somerset $1,920 Far Hills, Somerset $1,920 Franklin Township, Somerset $3,000 Hillsborough, Somerset $1,920 Manville, Somerset $2,880 South Bound Brook, Somerset $1,920 Warren, Somerset $2,880 Linden, Union $8,400 Plainfield, Union $7,200 Roselle, Union $6,000 Summit, Union $6,000 Franklin, Sussex $6,000 Hopatcong, Sussex $6,000