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Troopers Issue 816 Drunk Driving Charges During Halloween

Credit: AP Online

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NORTH CAROLINA

More than 816 drivers were charged with driving drunk during the Halloween "Booze It & Lose It" campaign. 

A total of 17,573 traffic and criminal citations were issued statewide.

During the Governor's Highway Safety Program campaign, officers statewide conducted more than 2,157 sobriety checkpoints and dedicated patrols. Counties with the highest number of DWI citations include: Mecklenburg (80), Wake (59), New Hanover (36).

Officers also issued 1,189 safety belt violations, 252 child passenger safety violations, 4,975 speeding violations and 359 drug charges. In addition, they apprehended 147 fugitives from justice and recovered 24 stolen vehicles.

Look at the county-by-county citation totals.

 

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