The Sugar Land Police Department’s Spring Break highway safety initiative from March 6-22 resulted in 134 arrests, including 16 for drunk driving.

The special DWI enforcement during the Spring Break holiday was funded with an $11,905 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to address DWI enforcement. “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 during holiday periods, an extra resource that does not affect SLPD’s normal operations.