The Brown County Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens to travel safely, with the Spring Break holiday quickly approaching, whether staying in Brown County or taking a longer trip to enjoy family time.
The Sheriff’s office wants to remind each and every person that if you are going to consume alcohol to find a sober ride ahead of time. BCSO will be stepping up patrol in conjunction with TxDOT’s Impaired Driving Mobilization (IDM) grant and will be looking for impaired drivers to insure everyone has a safe spring break to remember for years to come.
The grant is used to fund overtime pay for patrol. The Impaired Driving Mobilization grant is structured as a four (4) wave grant which includes Christmas/New Year’s holiday December 18, 2016 until January 3, 2016; Spring Break March 4, 2015 until March 21, 2016; Independence Day June 24, 2016 until July 5, 2016; and Labor Day August 19, 2016 until September 5, 2016.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office will be stepping up patrol, looking for impaired drivers both D.W.I. (driving while intoxicated) and D.U.I. (driving under the influence).
TxDOT and Brown County Sheriff’s Office remind everyone of the consequences, “Drink Drive Go to Jail.”
TxDOT’s “Plan while You Can” anti-DUI campaign is running concurrently with these stepped up patrols through New Year’s. Visit SoberRides.org to find alternatives to drinking and driving, such as:
- Calling a taxi or using a transportation app on your smartphone
- Using mass transit
- Asking a sober friend or family member for a ride home
- Spending the night
Pictured above, Captain Stroope (right), Investigator Nathan Land, and Deputy Shade Tidwell display a banner promoting the campaign.