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The Kenosha Police Department will participate in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, a nationwide effort to discourage drunken driving.

“As part of the nationwide effort to save lives and prevent injuries, law enforcement agencies from around Wisconsin, including the Kenosha Police Department will conduct additional traffic patrols to arrest impaired drivers and get them off the road,” said Lt. Tim Schaal in a statement to the Kenosha News.

Nationally, one-third of all traffic deaths involve drunken drivers. Last year in Wisconsin, alcohol-related crashes resulted in 143 deaths and more than 2,900 injuries.

In 2016, there were nearly 25,000 traffic convictions for drunken driving in Wisconsin.

“The goal is not simply to arrest more impaired drivers, but to deter drunken driving as we continue our push toward zero traffic deaths on Wisconsin roads,” Schaal said.

According to the state Department of Transportation, alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities reached their peak around 1979. After that year, the number of crashes and injuries dropped off due to changes in legislation and increased enforcement.

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