2025 Holiday DWI Reminder

Continuing through January 1, 2026, the Batesville Police Department will continue increased patrols and efforts in locating impaired drivers. In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other law enforcement agencies around the nation, officers are working overtime on the National Winter DWI Mobilization which began Friday December 12, 2025. Drivers have seen more law enforcement on the road as part of the Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over high visibility enforcement campaign.

Reminders:
•    Nationally, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 g/dl or higher, except in Utah, where the limit is .05 g/dl.  
•    The average DUI cost $10,000 in attorney's fees, fines, court cost, lost time at work, higher insurance rates, and more.
•    The financial impact from impaired driving crashes is devastating: Crashes in which alcohol was the cause resulted in $57 billion in economic cost.
•    If you're caught drinking and driving, you can face jail time.  That arrest will follow you for many years to come.
•    Drinking and driving can cause you to lose your driver's license and your vehicle.  This could prevent you from getting to work, resulting in lost wages and, potentially, job loss.
•    Always drive 100% sober.  Even one alcoholic beverage could be one too many.
•    Plan ahead: Before you have even one drink, designate a sober driver to get you home safely.  If you wait until you've been drinking to make this decision, you might not make the best one.
•    You have options to get home safely: designate a sober driver or call a taxi or rideshare.  Getting home safely is always worth it.
•    If it's your turn to be the designated driver, take your job seriously and don't drink.
•    If you see a drunk driver on the road, contact local law enforcement.
•    If you have a friend who is about to drink and drive, take the keys away and let a sober driver get your friend home safely.