CHENANGO COUNTY- During this holiday season, Chenango County's law enforcement agencies will be participating in a special statewide STOP-DWI crackdown that will be effective from Dec. 27, until January 2, 2017.

The Chenango County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Lawrence Wilcox announced “While we spend this Holiday Season celebrating with family and friends and looking forward to the blessings of a New Year, local Law Enforcement across the State will take the roads and extend their efforts to crackdown on impaired driving, prevent injuries and save lives”.

In addition, past research has shown that high visibility of law enforcement can reduce drunk driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. Sobriety checkpoints play an important key in raising awareness about the growing issue of driving while impaired.