Statewide Halloween ‘Booze It & Lose It’ campaign returns

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program kicked off its annual ‘Halloween Booze It & Lose It’ campaign today.

The state Department of Transportation says law enforcement will increase patrolling and sobriety checkpoints to catch impaired drivers during the holiday week.

“If you have a small child, or even for adults, be visible. Wear something so the motorist can see you at night. Also, bring something like a light. Use something to give you visibility,” said Rico Stephens, master trooper with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. “Also, use the sidewalks, something that is used for pedestrian crossing.”

Every year, DOT says hundreds of people die in preventable impaired driving crashes. The department said 361 people were killed in alcohol-related