You Drink & Drive. You Lose.

Even though the hot days of summer are waning, the Novi Police Department is warning residents not to let a drunk driving arrest put a chill on their end of summer fun.

From August 19 through September 5, Novi Officers are joining with nearly 500 Michigan Law Enforcement Agencies during a statewide You Drink & Drive. You Lose, drunk driving crackdown. This crackdown includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, which typically marks the end of summer.

In Michigan, a motorist can be arrested for drunk driving with .08 blood alcohol content or higher. A drunk driving conviction carries with it an assortment of penalties, including court costs and fines, increased car insurance rates, legal fees and $2,000 in driver responsibility fees program.

"High police visibility can save some lives, because we know that people tend to take more effort to avoid a ticket or arrest than to protect their own lives", said Novi Police Sergeant Terry Whitfield. "We have all heard statistics about drunk driving, but here is a sobering statistic that everyone should listen to; 50 times a day, someone in America dies in an alcohol related crash".