OIL CITY — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania DUI Association, and law enforcement agencies across western Pennsylvania will team up this weekend to kick off the Halloween Impaired Driving Campaign, running from Oct. 11 through Oct. 31.

An enforcement initiative, named “Operation Ghoul Busters,” was formally announced Tuesday during media events at the Erie County Courthouse and the Hermitage Police Department in Mercer County.

“Impaired driving remains an all-too-common problem on our roadways, and we need to do everything we can to combat it,” said Maggie Nunley, a regional program administrator for the Pennsylvania DUI Association. “Our hope is to use this joint enforcement period as an opportunity to remind motorists of the importance of sober driving and ultimately save lives.”

The coordinated enforcement activities will include roving DUI patrols. Local and state law enforcement agencies will also conduct sustained enforcement activities across the Commonwealth throughout the entire Halloween Impaired Driving Campaign to deter drivers from getting behind the wheel while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The enforcement is part of PennDOT and its safety partners’ continued efforts to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes, injuries and fatalities statewide.