Parsippany Cops to Add Extra Patrols for Drunk Driving Crackdown

Thanks to a sizeable grant from the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund, Parsippany-Troy Hills Township police will be adding extra patrols for a two-week crackdown on impaired drivers.

The police department received a $5,000 grant and will be adding approximately 54 patrol hours between Aug. 21 and Sept. 7, the two-week timeframe for the national campaign.

“More than 10,000 people are killed in the United States each year in alcohol impaired driving crashes, and these crashes cost our society nearly $50 billion annually,” said Gary Poedubicky, Acting Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in a statement. “There is a zero tolerance message for this campaign. If drivers are caught operating their vehicle while impaired they will be arrested.”

• If you plan to drink, designate a driver, someone who will not drink alcohol, before going out.
• Take mass transit, a taxi or ask a sober friend to drive you home.
• Spend the night where the activity is held.
• Report impaired drivers to law enforcement. In New Jersey, drivers may dial #77 to report a drunk or aggressive driver.
• Always buckle up, every ride, regardless of your seating position in the vehicle. It’s your best defense against an impaired driver.
• If you’re intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive you to your doorstep.