Law Enforcement to Conduct Impaired Driving Enforcement this Weekend

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Pennsylvania will team up this weekend to conduct impaired driving enforcement activities in advance of Halloween.

The enforcement initiative, named “Operation Ghoul Busters,” was formally announced today during a media event at DuBois City Park in Clearfield County.

“Impaired driving remains an all-too-common problem on our roadways, and we need to do everything we can to combat it,” said Maggie Nunley, a Regional Program Administrator for the Pennsylvania DUI Association. “Our hope is to use this joint enforcement period as an opportunity to remind motorists of the importance of sober driving and ultimately save lives.”

The coordinated enforcement activities, which will take place on Saturday, October 12, 2024, will include sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols.

The Sandy Township Police Department will spearhead the “Operation Ghoul Busters” enforcement in the central region as grantees of PennDOT’s Municipal Police Traffic Services Enforcement Program. Pennsylvania State Police, DuBois City Police, and Clearfield Regional Police will also participate.

The enforcement is part of PennDOT and its safety partners’ continued efforts to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes, injuries, and fatalities statewide. ​

A multi-faceted approach is used to help keep Pennsylvania’s roadways safe including educating the public on the state’s vehicle code, DUI laws and the dangers and consequences of impaired driving.

The operation is funded in part by PennDOT’s statewide distribution of federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).