MHP increasing law enforcement for the holidays

Mississippi Highway Patrol is beginning its 2020 holiday travel enforcement period today.

- today the mississippi highway - patrol begins its 2020- holiday travel enforcement- period.

- m-h-p is looking to crack down- on reckless driving, while- combating speeding and- distracted driving issues.- starting earlier this morning a- 12:01 am and ending sunday at - midnight, state troopers will b- used on all state, federal, - and interstate systems. - safety checkpoints will be- conducted throughout the- enforcement period to also- enforce child restraint and - seatbelt laws, while troopers - remain vigilant to remove any - impaired drivers.

- last year the highway patrol- investigated 185 crashes with 1- fatalities and made 95 d-u-i- arrests over the thanksgiving - holiday.- - - - "we just want motorists to be - aware,- of their surroundings, be sure- you obey your speed limits, wea- your seatbelts, never - drive impaired, so we just want- people to make it home safe for- - - - the holidays."- trooper cal robertson reminds - mississippi - travelers that you can expect t- see an increased- presence of troopers this week- in every