‘Saturation Saturday’ to prevent impaired driving and save lives during Labor Day weekend

In a nationwide initiative to fight impaired driving ahead of Labor Day weekend, MADD Illinois is partnering with law enforcement agencies for “Saturation Saturday” on Aug. 24.

In conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Illinois will be stepping up their traffic safety enforcement efforts on “Saturation Saturday” in an effort to save lives and prevent injuries.

Saturation Saturday will kick off with a combined Chicago Region Roll Call at the Naperville Police Department where multiple police departments from the Chicago area, victims of impaired driving crashes, as well as Erin Payton, director of mission operations for MADD, will speak briefly on the importance of intensifying impaired driving enforcement during one of the year\'s busiest travel periods.

Statewide, more than 25 law enforcement agencies will be participating in Saturation Saturday – whether by conducting a sobriety checkpoint, saturation patrol or simply adding more officers to the shift on Aug. 24 to focus on impaired driving enforcement.

About Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nonprofit leader in a movement to create a world where there are #NoMoreVictims of impaired driving.

By working in collaboration with law enforcement to end underage drinking and all drunk and drugged driving, MADD has helped reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50%, saving more than 400,000 lives. The organization is a vocal advocate for tougher sentencing, new laws and new technology, including implementation of the Halt Act. MADD also has provided supportive services to nearly one million victims of drunk and drugged driving at no charge through local victim advocates and its 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP.

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