Halloween DWI Patrols Planned In South Brunswick

South Brunswick are planning to conduct DWI patrols on Halloween as part of their Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement program.

“The South Brunswick PD wants everyone to understand that our community has zero tolerance for drunk drivers and will be working especially hard to keep our roads safe this Halloween,” a news release from Detective Dennis Yuhasz said.

According to that news release:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics show 43 percent of people killed in motor vehicle crashes on Halloween night (between 6 p.m. Oct. 31 and 6 a.m. Nov. 1) from 2009 to 2013 were in crashes that involved a drunk driver.

Trick-or-treating children and their parents are also at risk. Some 19 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes on Halloween night during those years involved drunk drivers.

Here are tips from police:


• “Plan a safe way to get home before you attend the party. Alcohol impairs judgment, as well as reaction time. If you’re drunk you’re more like to choose to drive drunk.
• “Designate a sober driver, take public transportation, a car service, or a call a sober friend of family member to get home.
• “Walking while impaired can be just as dangerous as drunk driving. Designate a sober friend to walk you home.
• “If you see a drunk driver on the road, contact local law enforcement as soon as it’s safe to do so.
• “If you see someone you think is about to drive while impaired, take their keys and help them get home safely.”