Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2008, 11,773 people died in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. The picture for women is particularly concerning. Twenty-one percent of the 5,473 female drivers killed in crashes in 2008 had BAC levels of .08 or higher. 

That is why law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices across Idaho from December 16th to January 3, 2010, will take part in the "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest." crackdown on impaired driving.

We will be out in force conducting saturation patrols and using undercover officers to get more drunk drivers off the road—and save lives that might otherwise be lost. Driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal in every state. Yet we continue to see far too many people suffer debilitating injuries and loss of their loved ones as a result of impaired driving. This careless disregard for human life must stop.

So don’t take the chance. Remember, if you are over the limit, you are under arrest.