Louisiana State Police will be out in force tonight looking for drunk drivers on one of the biggest party nights of the year.
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman says drunk driving crashes spike in the 100 hours before New Years, with 74 injuries and two deaths from drunk crashes last year.
"But wee are seeing those numbers beginning to go, with some steadiness, in the right direction year after year, and that is a good thing,” Freeman said.
Nationally 285 people were killed across the country in 2018 during the Christmas and the New Year's periods.
Even though the numbers are beginning to dip, Freeman says they’re still pushing for an aggressive anti-drunk driving campaign.
“Impaired driving, like any other public health crisis in the making, if you leave it unattended for any period it can skyrocket again, so we have to remain vigilant,” Freeman added.
If you see another car driving dangerously on the roads tonight, Freeman says get some distance, pull over, and report it to save theirs, and other people’s lives.
“You really should do that, to hopefully be your brother’s keeper for that person down the road,” Freeman said.
