Drive to Survive

The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued the following press release. 

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will kick off the 2017 Memorial Day Travel Enforcement Period with a safety awareness initiative titled, “Drive to Survive.” The enforcement period and initiative will begin Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. and conclude Monday, May 29, at midnight. Motorists are encouraged to have a “Drive to Survive” mindset and make safe driving along with responsible decisions top priority while traveling this weekend. With the anticipation of increased holiday traffic, all available troopers will be assigned saturation patrols in an effort to maximize visibility and reduce traffic crashes. Safety checkpoints will also be established to prevent impaired driving and promote seatbelt usage. In 2016, MHP investigated 132 crashes with 2 fatalities and made 164 DUI arrests on state and federal highway systems throughout the period.