DPS reminds drivers to be careful on Memorial holiday
TELA MANGE

While Texans prepare for the Memorial Day weekend, the Texas Department of Public Safety is asking drivers to do the "in" thing-drive safely. All available troopers will be out on Texas roadways, looking for folks who are speeding, not wearing seatbelts and who appear to be driving while intoxicated. Slow down, buckle up and drive sober, so you can have a more enjoyable weekend. Drivers who are not sober should expect that they will be pulled over; and if they fail field sobriety tests, they will be arrested. Drivers who are intoxicated and have children under the age of 15 in the vehicle face state jail felony charges. DPS troopers and many other Texas law enforcement agencies are participating in Click It or Ticket, a national campaign aimed at increasing the number of people who use their seatbelts correctly, every time they get into a vehicle. Drivers pulled over for seatbelt violations should expect to receive a ticket. Another nationwide effort designed to reduce fatalities is the C.A.R.E. - Combined Accident Reduction Effort - program, which aims to reduce fatalities commonly associated with holiday weekends.