{"id":278774,"date":"2026-05-20T23:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/278774\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T23:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:29:06","slug":"fhp-to-conduct-operation-dry-streets-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/278774\/","title":{"rendered":"FHP to conduct \u2018Operation Dry Streets\u2019 this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Highway Patrol\u2019s Elite DUI Squad and the Aggressive Driving Unit will be conducting \u201cOperation Dry Streets,\u201d a specialized impaired driving enforcement initiative, from Friday through Sunday, May 22-24, across Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n<p>While weather forecasts are predicting rain during the Memorial Day weekend, the FHP will be working proactively to keep our roadways \u201cdry\u201d by identifying and removing impaired drivers before they cause a tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of \u201cOperation Dry Streets\u201d is to prevent crashes, save lives and ensure everyone reaches their destination safely.<\/p>\n<p>The FHP reminds motorists to never drive impaired; designate a sober driver; use rideshare services or public transportation; heads up, phones down; patience, patience, patience; and buckle up every trip, every time.<\/p>\n<p>Through high-visibility enforcement and public awareness, troopers aim to deter dangerous behavior and protect all who travel Florida\u2019s roadways. <\/p>\n<p>For more about the FHP, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flhsmv.gov\/fhp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">flhsmv.gov\/fhp<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Florida Highway Patrol\u2019s Elite DUI Squad and the Aggressive Driving Unit will be conducting \u201cOperation Dry Streets,\u201d&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-278774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}