JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Law enforcement statewide will be adding extra patrols to remove impaired drivers from the road as part of their Get Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

With many traveling for the holiday season and New Years. there will be a surplus of motorists on North Dakota roadways. The campaign will run through January 31st to deter motorists from driving under the influence.

Lauren Bjork, North Dakota Department of Transportation Safety Information Program Manager, says every crash or death caused by impaired drivers is 100% preventable.

Sgt. Wade Kadrmas with the North Dakota Highway Patrol says they’ll be putting in overtime hours in order to help ensure safe roadways for motorists.

Sgt. Kadrmas says there are numerous telltale signs they’ll be looking for with their patrols.

Kadrmas says it all comes down to making sure everyone is safe and helping support the Vision Zero initiative of zero deaths on North Dakota roads.

Preliminary data in 2019 shows nearly 43% of North Dakota motor vehicle fatalities involved alcohol, a 10% increase from the same time period in 2018.

Listen to a full Let’s Talk About It with Lauren Bjork & Sgt. Wade Kadrmas below: