Hays Post
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department conducted 40 traffic stops and arrested four people during the annual You Drink. You Drive. You Lose. campaign.
The campaign, which is supported by a federal grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, began Aug. 20 and ran through Labor Day, Sept. 7.
According to a press release from the Ellis County Sheriff’s office, officers conducted saturation patrols to enforce Kansas impaired driving laws during the campaign.
During the campaign, officers made one impaired driving arrest, two other citations and three arrests.
"If you were stopped, you hopefully learned from your experience," said Sheriff Scott Braun. "You can count on this department to vigorously enforce impaired driving and other traffic laws, not just during this enforcement campaign but all through the year. We enforce traffic laws because those laws help everyone that we share the road with."
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 28 people are killed in the US every day in crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.