EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is increasing enforcement efforts for Labor Day weekend.
Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE), which runs from Aug. 29-Sept. 1, is a campaign in which Texas Highway Patrol Troopers look for drivers who are speeding, intoxicated, not complying with Texas’ Move Over, Slow Down law, or violating other laws, according to a news release by DPS.
The goal is to reduce the number of traffic crashes and deaths on Texas roads.
The effort ties into DPS’ recently launched 90 Days of Safety campaign, which marks the department’s 90th anniversary.
The three-month safety initiative focuses on how Texans can work alongside law enforcement to do their part to keep communities, roads, and families safe, according to the ne