The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania State Police have launched a statewide impaired driving enforcement campaign ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The national crackdown on impaired driving began Aug. 12 and will continue through Sept. 7. State police and municipal police departments across Pennsylvania will conduct enforcement details as part of the campaign.

The announcement was made at Penn State Health’s Life Lion Hangar in Hershey and included representatives from the Pennsylvania DUI Association.

According to PennDOT, Pennsylvania recorded 8,658 crashes involving an impaired driver in 2025. Those crashes resulted in 258 fatalities and 881 suspected serious injuries. Of the total, 7,166 crashes involved alcohol-impaired drivers and resulted in 180 deaths, while 2,650 crashes involved drug-impaired drivers and resulted in 132 deaths.

State police reported making 538 DUI arrests and investigating 60 impaired driving-related crashes during the 2025 Labor Day holiday period. Three of those crashes were fatal.

Officials said the enforcement effort is designed to reduce impaired driving crashes, injuries and fatalities through increased police visibility on roadways. The initiative is funded through PennDOT’s annual distribution of more than $6.7 million in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grants for impaired driving enforcement.

Enforcement efforts target more than alcohol-related impairment. Police also look for drivers impaired by illegal drugs, prescription medications or combinations of substances that affect a person’s ability to operate a vehicle safely.

Pennsylvania has approximately 250 drug recognition experts, officers specially trained to identify signs of drug impairment and assist with DUI investigations.

Pennsylvania law requires ignition interlock devices for certain DUI offenders, including first-time and repeat offenders with high blood alcohol concentrations and motorists whose driving privileges are suspended for refusing chemical testing.

Officials also encouraged motorists traveling over the Labor Day weekend to use the historic holiday traffic tool available through 511PA.

Beginning Aug. 31, the feature will allow drivers to compare traffic speeds from previous Labor Day travel periods with a typical non-holiday week. Users can view color-coded, hour-by-hour traffic conditions by region to help plan travel times.

Travelers can check conditions on major roads by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.