Law enforcement agencies across five southern states are mobilizing this week in a coordinated effort to combat impaired driving during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Officials report drivers between the ages of 18 and 34 face the highest risk during the Labor Day travel period.

In Georgia, the law mandates immediate arrest for drivers with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher, with no warnings or opportunities for alternative transportation.

The 34th annual “Hands Across the Border” campaign brings together officers from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee to conduct sobriety checkpoints at state borders through Labor Day.

“We don’t want to write tickets. If we don’t write any citations this weekend, it would be a tremendous win. That means everybody is doing wh

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