Parsippany Police Cracking Down On Impaired Driving For 'Drive Sober' Campaign

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Parsippany police will crack down on impaired driving, taking part in the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign. From Dec. 3 to New Year's Day, local, county and state law enforcement will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

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The national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” effort sets to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving through a combination of high-visibility enforcement and public education. New Jersey has reported 35,000 alcohol-involved crashes resulting in 618 deaths in the past five years.

Last year, 23 percent of all motor-vehicle deaths in New Jersey were alcohol-related. Nationally, 10,142 people died in 2019 in drunk driving crashes.

Law enforcement offers the following advice for the holiday season:

• Take mass transit, a taxicab or ask a sober friend to drive you home.
• Spend the night where the activity or party is held.
• If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact law enforcement. Your actions may save someone’s life, and inaction could cost a life.
• Always buckle-up, every ride. It’s your best defense against an impaired driver.
• If you are 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 or escort you to your doorstep.
• Be responsible. If someone you know is drinking, do not let that person get behind the wheel.

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