Impaired driving crackdown event canceled in South Georgia

Aug. 29—This weekend's police campaign against drunk and drugged driving has been canceled in South Georgia due to Tropical Storm Idalia.

Labor Day weekend was the to be the 32nd annual Hands Across the Border, a coordinated between between local law enforcement agencies in Georgia and neighboring states and the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway safety to crack down on driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs.

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