Highway Patrol Out in Force for the Labor Day Weekend

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Highway Patrol Out in Force for the Labor Day Weekend

Troopers stop cars in Moody County Friday at sobriety checkpoint.

By Associated Press

Story Created: Aug 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM CDT

More than 10,000 South Dakotans got a little something extra with their paycheck: a message not to drink and drive over the Labor Day weekend.

The reminder was a joint effort of the state Office of Highway Safety, the South Dakota Safety Council, Volunteers of America, and a dozen companies.  It's part of a national crackdown on drunken driving that runs through Labor Day.  One person died and 70 were injured in traffic accidents in South Dakota on the Labor Day weekend last year.  There were 11,756 drunken driving arrests and 7,490 DWI convictions in South Dakota in 2007.

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Friday, Aug 29 at 6:42 PM Anonymous wrote ...

DWI so not worth it!! I know someone who just got a second and is costing them more than 10,000 in one year, i dont know about you but i dont have that much just laying around....Be safe there is always someone who will give you a ride or catch a cab much cheaper than the alternative!!

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