Nighthawks DUI Task Force

The Nighthawk Task Force was initiated in October of 2004 and the 10 memb ers are the most highly trained DUI law enforcement officers in Georgia. The Nighthawks patrol Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties during peak DUI related hours. The program is funded with a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. The Nighthawks DUI Task Force received the International Association of Chief's of Police National Impaired Enforcement Award last year for their work in 2005. In November 2009, a newly formed DUI Nighthawks South Team was deployed in Bulloch County. This eight-member team patrols the Savannah-Statesboro area in an effort to reduce the number of impaired driving crashes in the areas.

All the Georgia State Patrol Task Forces were successful in lowering the DUI related injuries and deaths in the Metro-Atlanta counties. The Nighthawks DUI Task Force is the most recent Georgia State Patrol unit to combat the DUI related crimes.