Deaths from traffic crashes in South Dakota are up nearly 15% from this time last year (2022) and the state Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will be on patrol this Labor Day weekend to try to prevent that statistic from going up.
Highway Patrol Superintendent, Colonel Rick Miller says from Friday through Monday (September 1-4, 2023), law enforcement statewide will unite in a high-visibility enforcement campaign called Operation CARE– Crash Awareness Reduction Effort. He says their goal is to bring attention to safe driving practices, to put a stop to the rising trend of fatalities and to work together to protect all roadway users.
Miller says so far this year, more than 90 individuals have lost their lives to motor vehicle crashes, 40 in the last eight weeks. He says reminds drivers and passengers to wear their seat belt, pay attention, drive the speed limit and never drive impaired.
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