Starting today, Kenosha police officers will strictly enforce traffic violations with the emphasis on those involving people who operate vehicles while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The enforcement is in conjunction with a Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant aimed at deterring drunken driving, driving under the influence of drugs and reducing speeding violations, according to Sgt. Hugh Rafferty of the Kenosha Police Department.

Police officers will patrol in areas of the city that have a high potential for driver-impaired related crashes.

The “zero tolerance” enforcement crackdown applies not only to impaired drivers, but drivers and passengers who do not comply with seat belt and child restraint seat laws, according to authorities.