SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - This past Sunday saw local law enforcement agencies conduct their third and final High-Visibility Education and Enforcement task force to deter drunk driving.
Sheboygan Police Sergeant Terry Meyer says this included added patrol on Sheboygan roadways to stop vehicles. “We had 59 traffic stops, eight warnings, 19 citations, and one arrest on a warrant. There was no drunken driving arrest, but the point of this operation is not to arrest drunken drivers. It’s to educate the public to have them seek other options, be it a designated driver or a taxi or a safe ride program.”
The departments did this with added educational items given out to restaurants and bars that sell alcohol, and by doing a Tweet along with a patrol car as it made it rounds in the city. Meyer says the Tweet along did get some interest. “There are people that (did) follow along. I was kind of following along myself, and people are making comments, so it’s good to have them be aware and follow us along on their Twitter accounts.”
Though the most recent effort has ended, Meyer says it will be done again. “It will be taken up again once we get into the new year, just that the dates haven’t been set. But once they are we will advertise like we have, and try to get people to find alternative ways home.”