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Showing posts with label July 4th. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 4th. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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)

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Man drowns at Lake Lanier

There was July 4th tragedy at Lake Lanier Wednesday. A 30-year-old man drowned as he tried to swim across a cove at the beach at Buford Dam Park. Gwinnett County authorities say the man was outside the labeled swimming area. The unidentified man was taken to Northside Forsyth Hospital in Cumming, where he was pronounced dead.

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