According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 55 percent of the nation's 2006 traffic fatalities occurred on rural roads. In 2007, there were 378 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Virginia. State data indicates that the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Virginia has remained steady over recent years, a finding that is alarming and troubling to law enforcement officials across the state.
In addition to this weekend's enhanced enforcement on Virginia's rural roadways and with Labor Day weekend - historically one of the deadliest drunk driving holiday weekends of the year - right around the corner, Checkpoint Strikeforce has begun a five-month, statewide campaign to reduce the incidence of drunken driving. This statewide campaign combines proactive public education and enforcement efforts in order to raise public awareness of drunk driving.


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