PennDOT, Law Enforcement to Conduct Impaired Driving Enforcement this Weekend

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Pennsylvania will team up this weekend to kick off the Halloween Impaired Driving Campaign, running from October 11 through October 31.

An enforcement initiative, named "Operation Ghoul Busters," was formally announced today during media events at the Erie County Courthouse and the Hermitage Police Department in Mercer County.

"Impaired driving remains an all-too-common problem on our roadways, and we need to do everything we can to combat it," said Maggie Nunley, a Regional Program Administrator for the Pennsylvania DUI Association. "Our hope is to use this joint enforcement period as an opportunity to remind motorists of the importance of sober driving and ultimately save lives."

The coordinated enforcement activities, which will take place between Friday, October 11, 2024, and Sunday, October 13, 2024, will include roving DUI patrols. Local and state law enforcement agencies will also conduct sustained enforcement activities across the Commonwealth throughout the entire Halloween Impaired Driving Campaign to deter drivers from getting behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The Hermitage Police Department and the Erie County District Attorney's Office will spearhead the "Operation Ghoul Busters" enforcement in the northwest region as grantees of PennDOT's Municipal Police Traffic Services Enforcement Program.

The enforcement is part of PennDOT and its safety partners' continued efforts to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities statewide.

A multi-faceted approach is used to help keep Pennsylvania's roadways safe including educating the public on the state's vehicle code, DUI laws and the dangers and consequences of impaired driving.

The operation is funded in part by PennDOT's statewide distribution of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

For more information on impaired driving, visit www.PennDOT.pa.gov/Safety.

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