If you drink and drive in Caddo Parish, beware. The Caddo Sheriff’s Office is joining with law enforcement throughout the nation for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign August 17 to September 3. 

The strong nationwide impaired driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb alcohol impaired driving in August and through the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Sheriff Steve Prator said Caddo deputies will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving impaired. 

“On average there is one alcohol impaired driving-related fatality every 51 minutes across America.By joining this nationwide effort, we will make Caddo Parish roadways safer for everyone throughout the Labor Day period,” he said. 

Violators face jail time, loss of their driver licenses, and steep financial consequences such as higher insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential loss of employment.
  “Obviously we want to remind everyone that it is illegal to drive impaired, and we hope the campaign will remind people that if they plan on drinking, to never get behind the wheel,” Prator said.“But if someone does choose to drive impaired, we will arrest them. No warnings. No excuses.”