FMPD to be part of Father's Day enforcement

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FORT MADISON - The Fort Madison Police Department plans special enforcement June 9-12, 2021.

Father’s Day should be a time to celebrate, but it can also be one of the deadliest on the roads.  The Fort Madison Police Department is joining Iowa’s statewide Traffic Fatality Reduction Task Force in an effort to reduce deaths on Iowa roadways.  As part of that effort, FMPD will be conducting a special enforcement initiative geared toward reduction of impaired drivers leading into Father’s Day week.

While Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, June 20th, law enforcement officials hope to reverse the dangerous fatality trend with early awareness and enforcement efforts.  Sadly, data from the past 10 years indicates Father’s Day weekend shows a high incidence of impaired drivers on Iowa roads.  To help get everyone home safely, our officers will join other law enforcement agencies from around Iowa to increase our focus on impaired driving this weekend.  Father’s Day ranks fifth out of the ten deadliest holidays.  Between 2016 and 2018, an average of nearly 439 deadly crashes happened each Father’s Day holiday period on roadways across the United States.

The eventual goal for fatalities for Iowa is zero, but the incremental goal for 2021 is under 300, down from 338 in 2020.  If achieved, this will be the first time Iowa traffic fatalities were under 300 lives since 1925.

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