LPD Announces Impaired Driving Enforcement Project Results

Published on January 12, 2024

The Lincoln Police Department today announced the results of an impaired driving enforcement project conducted in December 2023. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over project is a nationwide campaign held annually in December.

Funded by a Nebraska Department of Transportation grant, the project allowed additional officers to log overtime hours during the nights and weekends. In total, on-duty and overtime officers arrested 112 individuals for driving under the influence. This is the highest number of DUIs arrested for this annual project since 2014.

These citations and arrests include several felony DUIs, seven felony narcotic arrests and a felony hit and run causing injury. Results from the overtime details are as follows:

Total DUIs 11
Total Citations                                       115 
Total Warnings                                         185 
Total Traffic Stops    167 

 

Speeding citations  14 
Speeding warnings 12 
Traffic signal citations 1 
Traffic signal warnings 6 
Seatbelt violation citations 6
Seatbelt violation warnings 5
No insurance citations  11 
No insurance warnings 14
No valid registration citations  25 
No valid registration warnings 22 
Other traffic violations citations  17 
Other traffic violations warnings              123 
Driving under suspension  8 
Criminal arrests  11 
Narcotics arrests  11 
Warrant arrests  1 

 

 

 

Media Contacts

  • Sergeant Sara Genoways, Traffic Enforcement Unit, 402-441-6587

  • Erika Thomas, Public Information Office, 402-805-7469

 

Related Release

Impaired Driving Enforcement Project Begins December 1

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