2023 August/Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/08/2023

CONTACT: Sheriff Todd Volk

Madison County Sheriff Department Arrested 3 Drunk Drivers

During 2023 Labor Day

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign

Madison, Nebraska — Madison County Sheriff Department partnered with the U.S. Department of

Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2023 Labor Day Drive

Sober or Get Pulled Over drunk-driving enforcement campaign. From August 16 through September 4, 2023, local law enforcement showed zero tolerance for impaired driving, arresting 3 offenders for the deadly crime.

The Madison County Sheriff Department ramped up its usual enforcement efforts, adding

1 checkpoints located on 1st Street South of Norfolk. “Deputies also worked extra hours to make sure this grant was a success.” “We challenged our Deputies on this grant and they stepped up to perform,” said Sheriff Volk. The Madison County Deputies had 315 total contacts with the public. Deputies issued 95 tickets, arrested 14 subjects and wrote 196 warnings.

“We can’t stress this enough: Drunk driving is deadly, illegal behavior, and it puts the driver, his or her passengers, and other road users at terrible risk,” said Sheriff Volk. “The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign helps our law enforcement officers better address this problem head on. If you feel impaired by any substance, do not get behind the wheel of a vehicle,” Volk said.

“We encourage partygoers to always make a plan before they head out to their festivities, so that they may avoid driving drunk at all costs,” said Sheriff Volk. “Remember: It is never okay to drink and drive. Even one drink can be one drink too many. Drinking and driving is a choice; one you should never make.”

For more information about the 2023 Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, visit https://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/get-materials/drunk-driving/drive- sober-or-get-pulled-over/holiday-season.