Chicago DUI lawyer says watch out for the pre-Labor Day roadblocks

This Chicago DUI lawyer isn't surprised to see MADD and NHTSA teaming up with law enforcement. I've posted here, here, and here about the MADD CEO being a nominee for NHTSA under the current administration. I guess he could turn down the job knowing he wouldn't be subject to scrutiny that comes with the nominee while still getting all of the benefits of having MADD's long arm hooked into the federal government.

August 19, Washington, D.C.

These drivers are really "a common threat," as Captain Culin said today--to drivers, to passengers, to bystanders, and to the loving survivors left behind by the nearly 12,000 fatalities each year caused by impaired drivers.

Now, impaired driving is an issue that cuts across all segments of society but, sadly, as Laura Dean-Mooney and I noted today, the number of arrests of women driving under the influence is on the rise.

As we head into the last weeks of summer and Labor Day weekend, millions of American families will hop in their cars and head off to the beach, the lake, the mountains, the park, and elsewhere for some
late-summer fun. Wherever your vacation plans take you, we want you to arrive safely.

agencies will redouble their efforts to ensure that impaired drivers are detected and arrested during this high-risk travel season.

Hmmm, anyone else think that impaired driving sounds markedly different from drunk driving? I wonder what they mean? Could it be impaired driving based on fatigue or texting? What do you think?