Harris sheriff starts initiative to halt DWIs

Harris County ranks No. 1 among the nation’s top 10 largest counties with the most alcohol-related traffic fatalities. It’s a title that Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia says he wants to relinquish.

Garcia announced on Thursday a comprehensive, multi-agency initiative called Operation Shared Responsibility that will combine enforcement and public education to reduce drunken driving. The countywide initiative will kick off Saturday in northwest Harris County, where patrol officers will focus solely on DWI or alcohol-related offenses. Officers will target specific, unannounced areas during the next eights weeks, he said.

“Alcohol-related accidents are claiming more lives in Harris County than anywhere else in the country,” Garcia said at the department’s northwest substation in Tomball. “I’m asking the public and the community partners to share the responsibility to put an end to this body count.”

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