The Sugar Land Police Department’s Spring Break highway safety initiative from March 7-23 resulted in 90 arrests, including 13 for drunk driving.
The special DWI enforcement during the Spring Break holiday was funded with a $10,000 Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant, a cooperative effort of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies.
“Driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs is not worth the risk,” said Sgt. Wayne Coleman, of SLPD’s traffic division. “You are putting your life and the lives of others on the line.”
The STEP grant provides overtime to staff increased traffic enforcement in targeted areas, an extra resource that does not affect SLPD’s normal operations.
