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Photos and Commentary from the July 4th Operation Zero Tolerance Kickoff Press Conference held in Sandy Springs, Georgia on June 23rd

On June 23rd, Georgia's law enforcement community welcomed the City of Sandy Springs to its ranks by hosting the July 4th Operation Zero Tolerance Campaign Kickoff its new city hall. GOHS is proud of the commitment to keeping drunk drivers off the road that Sandy Springs already has displayed..

YOU DRIVE IMPAIRED IN GEORGIA, YOU WILL GO TO JAIL!

Impaired drivers cause nearly a third of Georgia’s traffic fatalities every year. That meant 525 alcohol-related funerals for Georgians in 2004. OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE is a statewide life-saving enforcement initiative to raise driver awareness to the deadly consequences of drunk driving.

NEW SANDY SPRINGS P.D. JOINS STATEWIDE OZT CAMPAIGN

The new Sandy Springs Police Department joined the statewide OZT enforcement campaign when this new agency officially put its patrol cars on the road for the very first time on July 1st, 2006.

ENFORCEMENT WAVE FOLLOWS:

State Troopers, police and sheriff’s deputies will set-up OZT saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout the state from Friday, June 23 through Sunday, July 9, 2006. Drivers who violate Georgia’s DUI laws will go to jail. Law enforcement agencies everywhere encourage Georgians who plan to party, to plan FIRST for a designated driver.

Special thanks should go out to Chief Wilson and the entire Sandy Springs Police Team not only for their help in this event but for all the hard work in making sure that safety is a priority from day one for the new city.

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