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267 Georgia DUI Arrests Made in "Take Back Our Highways" Program

By Conaway and Strickler

In a report issued by the Georgia Department of Public Safety on August 7, 2009, it was announced that after a week-long concentrated patrol, Georgia State Troopers arrested 267 people for DUI in Georgia. Four other Southeastern states, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi, participated in the ?Take Back Our Highways Program.? During the seven-day-period from Saturday, July 25 to Friday, July 31, 2009, Georgia State Troopers also apprehended 44 wanted persons, recovered 7 stolen vehicles, arrested 127 people for driving on a suspended or revoked license, and gave out 2,162 speeding citations, 828 seat belt citations, 148 child restraint citations, and 64 citations to uninsured motorists. It is an understatement to say that law enforcement was busy during the program?s seven-day period, and it raises the question as to the possibility of overzealous ticketing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).