State police concentrating enforcement for Labor Day

If you plan on drinking and driving this Labor Day weekend, state police will be looking for you.

State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller said that troopers, along with municipal police, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other agencies are participating in a campaign with a simple message: "Drunk driving: Over the limit, under arrest".

The state has received federal funding to provide 500 hours of overtime to each troop for DUI enforcement through October.

Statistics indicate that during last year's Labor Day holiday driving period, 12 people were killed and 353 were injured in 665 crashes investigated by state police. Sixty-five of them were alcohol-related, including two of the fatal crashes, and 226 were charged with driving under the influence.

The Labor Day driving period runs September 1st through 4th.