Garland Police Department News Release:

Labor Day DWI Patrols

Starting this weekend Garland Police will have additional officers patrolling Garland streets for drunk drivers. The timing of the extra patrols coincides with the dates leading up to and following Labor Day weekend. The additional 18 days of enforcement will start Friday August 21 and run through Monday September 7.
 
The additional patrols are funded by the IMPAIRED DRIVER MOBILIZATION GRANT sponsored by TxDOT. The grant’s aim is enforcing DWI laws for all drivers with a special emphasis on Driving Under the Influence by Minors.
 
By mid-August, Garland Police had made 325 arrests for D.W.I. and filed 24 additional cases of Driving Under the Influence by Minors.
 
In Texas someone is hurt or killed in an alcohol-related crash every 19 minutes and drunk-driving claims 5 lives every day. This year Garland has had six fatality crashes.
 

PLEASE HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY – DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE