Just 1 in 25 people got behind the wheel more often in the early months of COVID, but those drivers tended to skew younger and disproportionately male, a traditionally riskier population.
The Division of Highway Traffic Safety has awarded $505,500 in grants to 98 law enforcement agencies for the purposes of enhanced patrols and sobriety checkpoints.
The Ocean County Prosecutor, the Ocean County Health Department and former New York Giants offensive lineman David Diehl, are urging motorists of all ages to have a game-plan and not get behind the wheel if they're impaired.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office along with local law enforcement conducted multi-jurisdictional impaired driving prevention patrols during the month of December with impressive results.