Cops: We Got 15 Impaired Drivers During Crackdown

Morris Township police arrested 15 people for alleged impaired driving during a crackdown between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the police department said Friday. In one case, a driver's blood-alcohol content was as high as .22 percent, police said.

Those arrests and other charges were the result of saturated patrols and one DWI checkpoint, funded by a grant from the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund, police said.

Police also issued issued 33 summonses for alleged speeding, 23 for alleged careless driving, 10 for allegedly driving without a license, give for allegedly driving with a revoked license, five for alleged reckless driving, and one for alleged uninsured driving, police said. They also issued 130 other motor vehicle summonses.

"Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 [percent] or higher is illegal in all 50 states. Yet drunk driving still contributes for approximately one-third of all motor vehicle fatalities year after year," the police department said in a written statement. "Following a year where New Jersey saw 15 percent more traffic fatalities than in 2010 the message remains the same, don’t drink and drive. It’s clear that too many people still don’t understand that impaired driving is no accident—nor is it a victimless crime. So our message to motorists is simple and unwavering: if you get caught driving while impaired in Morris Township, you will be arrested. No exceptions."