Greensboro police stress safety after crashes
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police want drivers to be safe this Memorial Day.
So far in May, FOX 8 reported on at least three crashes: one on Fleming Road, a second on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and a third on South Elm Eugene Street.
These crashes have left people with injuries, and Greensboro police are stressing the importance of making good driving decisions.
Now that it's Memorial Day weekend, there will be even more people on the road over the next several days.
'We're seeing an increase of alcohol and drug-impaired drivers. We have more people on the road, so that does increase the propensity for crashes,' Sergeant A.D. Reed from the Greensboro Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit said.
That's why some drivers like Roman Walker are hitting the road early.
'Just trying to stay ahead of those guys and nighttime driving,' Walker said.
Walker said he plans to drive nine hours up to New York for the Memorial Day weekend. He is expecting there to be a lot of traffic, so he's making a plan.
'Drive in the slow lane, I like to drive at like 6 a.m., 7 a.m. … Get ahead of the traffic a little bit earlier in the morning and at night. It tends to be more sleepy drivers and trailers because you know those guys work pretty hard,' he said.
While Greensboro police say drowsy drivers are something to be concerned about, they have an even bigger concern this weekend.
'Roughly about 10% of our crashes during this time of the year … are going to involve alcohol and drug impairment,' Reed said.
According to AAA, 39.4 million people will be driving over the Memorial Day weekend, which is a 3% increase from last year. If you are one of them, Officer Thomas Fetzer wants you to keep something in mind.
'Make sure you are driving safely and paying attention to the laws and the speed limit. Wear your seatbelt. Put your phones down and any distractions down. I promise if you are going to the beach or the mountains, there are still going to be there regardless of how slow you're going to drive,' Fetzer said
If you break any of these laws, Greensboro police want you to know they will be watching.
'This will be a very popular weekend for checkpoints throughout the entire station … We will be looking for violations of motor vehicle law and keeping impaired drivers off the road,' Reed said.
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