
Kurt Erickson: ‘Tis the season for drunk driving
With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on Virginia’s 14th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce anti-drunk driving campaign.

With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on Virginia’s 14th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce anti-drunk driving campaign.

St. Patrick’s Day brings to mind shamrocks, leprechauns, pots of gold, and good luck. But no amount of luck can save you from a drunk-driving crash.

Following last year’s increase in drunk driving fatalities – the first rise in six years – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe unveiled a powerful new tool to keep drunk drivers off of the Commonwealth’s roadways.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today kicked-off Virginia’s 10th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign – a statewide law enforcement and public awareness effort to detect and deter impaired drivers in the Commonwealth. As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regional campaign, the Governor announced that drunk drivers on Virginia roadways will face the likelihood of arrest…

Democratic Party attorney-general candidate Steve Shannon announced his comprehensive plan to combat drunk driving in Virginia today at the Annual Conference of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. Shannon’s plan will increase enforcement of drunk driving laws, strengthen penalties for drunk drivers, make sure prosecutors have the tools they need to get convictions in…
When people picture a serious car crash, they imagine a drunk driver weaving across the center line or someone blowing a red light at full speed.
A 14-year-old girl is facing serious charges after driving intoxicated in a crash that killed a one-year-old child.
You’ve probably already noticed an increased presence of state troopers on Virginia highways and interstates. It’s by design: to make sure that as many of us as possible get through the holidays.
A Virginia mom whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver is asking anyone who plans to drink watching the Super Bowl to make a plan.
The Virginia DMV and DRIVE SMART Virginia are excited to add the athletic departments of JMU and VCU to their sober driving campaign.
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