Virginia: ‘Drive to Save Lives’: Va. State Police joining 14 states in effort
After a successful mid-December two-state exercise in Virginia and West Virginia to enforce laws as part of “Drive to Save Lives,” the Virginia State Police announced on Christmas Eve that the state police will be joining 14 additional East coast states in a Drive to Save Lives campaign along the I-95 corridor.
The state police, highway patrols and local law enforcement of every state along the East coast containing a portion of Interstate 95 in an effort to keep one of the nation’s major interstate corridors safe and fatality-free. This Drive to Save Lives traffic-safety operation begins today and concludes on New Year’s Eve.
“No matter what state you are traveling to, from or through, state troopers up and down the East Coast want all motorists to arrive at their destinations safely,” Col. W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent was quoted in a press release as stating. “We are encouraging all motorists to drive to save lives in the coming days while traveling our nation’s highways. Help us keep the holidays happy and our roads free of crashes and dangerous drivers.”
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