Police Step Up Road Patrols Across Michigan For Fourth Of July Weekend

LANSING (WWJ/AP) - Law enforcement agencies across Michigan are stepping up road patrols as part of an effort to curb traffic crashes during the Fourth of July weekend.

Michigan State Police are participating in the national Operation C.A.R.E (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) as well as the summertime Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over drunken driving crackdown.

Dangerous drivers and motorists who don't use seatbelts are among those being targeted by patrols.

"Troopers will take a zero-tolerance approach to motorists who are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, are unbelted or exhibiting other dangerous driving behaviors," Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue said in a statement.

The official Fourth of July weekend begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 1, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 4. Last year, 11 fatal traffic crashes resulted in 12 deaths over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Michigan.

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