Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over: Wilmington Police Step-Up Patrols to Catch Drunk Drivers

WILMINGTON, MA — Drive sober, or get pulled over. That's the simple but stern message police departments are sending, particularly as part of the holiday season initiative that begins on Dec. 9 to increase impaired driving patrols.

The Wilmington Police Department joins others across the Commonwealth by increasing the number of impaired driving patrols over the holidays through a special grant from the Massachusetts Highway Safety Division (HSD) of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS).

“Drivers who will be celebrating this holiday season should plan for a sober ride home before they go out,” said Jeff Larason, Director of the Highway Safety Division. “We want all drivers to remember the responsibility they have to drive safely and to avoid getting behind the wheel if they’re impaired. Crashes caused by an impaired driver are preventable.”

Wilmington police join more than 200 local police departments across the state and the Massachusetts State Police in the national #DriveSoberorGetPulledOver enforcement mobilization.

Beginning Dec. 9 and continuing into the New Year, drivers will notice stepped up enforcement watching closely for anyone who is driving impaired.

"The Wilmington Police Department will be taking a zero tolerance approach when it comes to impaired driving this holiday season," read a press release.

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