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November 23, 1996, is the date that five young men lost their lives to drunk driving, including two brothers who are now buried together in a single coffin.

State police at Endwell charged a man with driving while intoxicated, released him and then arrested him again for the same offense a short time later.

Police agencies in Central New York are stepping up patrols as part of the nationwide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign.

Today (Wednesday, August 19th) begins the New York State Police's statewide enforcement of driving impaired. It's the STOP-DWI the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign.

Court documents obtained by the Associated Press show Assemblyman Brian Kolb tried to blame his wife for his alleged drunk driving crash New Year's Eve.

There will be a noticeable increase in New York State Police patrols and checkpoints this week for Halloween. It's an effort to curb drunk driving and increase safety for trick-or-treaters.

Expect a number of sobriety checkpoints and additional DWI patrols this Halloween.

It's sad that we still have to do these campaigns to make sure that people aren't drinking and driving. But because we do, the hope is that it will save more lives on the roads.