Operation Zero Tolerance Still in Force for New Year

And just a reminder if you’re headed out on the roadways today and this weekend, Operation Zero Tolerance continues in full swing across

Georgia and that means increased patrols and high visibility enforcement on state and local roadways.  The New Year’s holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. tonight and ends Sunday, January 4..

The New Year’s holiday travel period is also a mobilization period for Operation Zero Tolerance.  Georgia State Troopers will be teaming up with law enforcement officials from across the state for a high visibility enforcement campaign that targets impaired drivers.

During this DUI enforcement campaign and every day, if you are caught over the limit, you will be under arrest. No warnings. No excuses.

GOHS Director Harris Blackwood said his office wants everyone to make it safely to their destination tonight.

“We want our folks in Northeast Georgia to be the kind of folks who are paying attention and get there safely,” Blackwood said. “We don’t want local or state law enforcement to have to knock on somebody’s door during the holidays to tell them a loved one has been killed or injured. We want everyone to do those safe things: don’t drink and drive, put down the cell phone and buckle up.”

The legal blood alcohol limit is .08 in all 50 states so even if holiday travels take motorists over the state line, drunk drivers will spend the end of 2014 behind bars.