On Saturday, August 23, the Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) will once again join forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) South Carolina for “Saturation Saturday,” a powerful state- and nationwide initiative to fight impaired driving ahead of Labor Day weekend.
This coordinated effort aims to save lives by intensifying impaired driving enforcement during one of the year’s busiest travel periods, in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. CUPD joins more than a dozen police departments throughout South Carolina participating in this effort to protect our community against impaired driving.
“The Clemson University Police Department takes DUI enforcement very seriously,” said Interim CUPD Chief Christopher Harrington. “Getting DUI drivers off the roadways is a key element in preventing injuries and death resulting from vehicle crashes. CUPD is proud to partner with MADD and participate in Saturation Saturday alongside law enforcement agencies throughout the state and the country. CUPD will be increasing impaired driving traffic safety enforcement efforts on Saturation Saturday and reminding people that if you choose to drive impaired, you will get caught.”
Saturation Saturday will kick off statewide with a virtual roll call briefing where participating agencies, MADD, and a victim/survivor of an impaired driving crash will gather online to highlight the importance of intensifying impaired driving enforcement during one of the year’s busiest travel periods.
