Representatives of several Pennsylvania agencies gathered at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Thursday, Aug. 29, to urge motorists to celebrate responsibly during Labor Day weekend.

Over Labor Day weekend last year, there were 1,189 crashes statewide, resulting in 20 fatalities and 892 injuries. More than 130 of those crashes were alcohol related, resulting in eight fatalities and 110 injuries; and 41 of those crashes were drug-related, resulting in five fatalities and 48 injuries, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation.

Over this holiday period, state police and local municipal agencies will conduct impaired driving enforcement details as part of the National Crackdown on Impaired Driving enforcement and education campaign running through Sept. 2. This effort is funded through PennDOT’s statewide annual distribution of nearly $6 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for impaired driving enforcement.

The goal of targeted enforcement is to reduce the number of impaired driving-related crashes, injuries and deaths on roads throughout the state.