Ga. police: forget the fifth on the 4th

Operation Zero Tolerance poster: 'Over The Limit. Under Arrest.' (Courtesy http://www.gahighwaysafety.org/)

Georgia state troopers, along with county and municipal police agencies will enforce "Operation Zero Tolerance" on Georgia's roads this July 4th weekend.

Motorists traveling in Georgia during the July 4th holiday weekend can expect to see extra state troopers on the highways. They might also run into a checkpoint.

Colonel Bill Hitchens, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said all available troopers will be on the roads during the holiday travel weekend.

Hitchens said officers will not hesitate to arrest an impaired driver and tow their vehicle. From the campaign's web page:

"If you’re caught driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) at or over the illegal limit of 0.08, you will be arrested. Operation Zero Tolerance means you never receive just a warning or citation. In Georgia, if you’re Over the Limit, you’re Under Arrest. First time violators go to jail."

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(with The Associated Press)

Athens police investigating assaults

A second University of Georgia student has come forward and told police she was abducted and sexually assaulted by a man driving a white van. Athens-Clarke County police reports say the student was assaulted early on September 8th in Oglethorpe County, the day of the UGA football game vs. South Carolina. A first woman who filed a report said she was also in town for the game, and was kidnapped the day after. She told authorities she escaped from a location in Oglethorpe County, but was not assaulted. Both women thought they were being offered rides by a courtesy car. The suspect is described as being 20 to 30 years old, between 150 and 190 pounds.