Troop E- Scottsbluff will once again draw attention to the dangers of impaired driving during a series of special enforcements designed to reduce the potential for serious injury and fatality crashes.

Beginning in April and continuing through June, troopers in conjunction with the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office will conduct nighttime vehicle checks and high visibility patrols in and around Scotts Bluff County.

In 2013, five people died in alcohol-related crashes in Scotts Bluff County.  In 2014 that number dropped to two alcohol-related fatalities.

“We’ve seen positive outcomes as a result of these extended enforcements, but that’s not enough,” said Captain Mike Gaudreault, Commander Troop E- Scottsbluff.  “As long as lives continue to be lost as a result of impaired driving, we will continue to increase our efforts to raise awareness and take impaired drivers off of our roadways.”

A $14,250 grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety will help pay for overtime hours during the special enforcement.