Drunk Drivers Targeted in Douglas County | Douglasville Personal Injury Attorney

Date: March 12, 2010
Location: Douglas County Georgia
Event: Fatal Auto Accident | Douglasville Personal Injury Attorney
Title: Drunk Drivers Targeted in Douglas County

On March 11,2010 Operation Rolling Thunder entered Douglas County Georgia. Several law enforcement agencies including county, city and state have been organized by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety in an effort to decrease the number of deaths on Georgia Highways due to impaired driving. During the March 11 road checks in Douglas County a total of 57 arrests were made with 12 of those resulting in DUI charges. The Rolling Thunder Operation will remain in this area for a three month period and will set up random sobriety check points in this effort to make our roads safer.

According to Bob Dallas, Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Douglas County’s roadway fatality rate for 2009 will pass the projected fatality rate by almost 122 percent.  These statistics show the urgent need for this type of program in the area.

Operation Rolling Thunder has help multiple counties throughout the state in combating traffic deaths as a direct result of impaired driving. Operation Rolling Thunder is expected to help Douglas County save lives and change the projected fatality rate drastically for the upcoming years.