New data indicates Thanksgiving is the second deadliest holiday for alcohol-related fatalities, and local law enforcement agencies said they will step up enforcement accordingly.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, data collected on repeat, high-risk drunk drivers ordered to be monitored continuously for drinking indicated that violations increase by 54 percent on Thanksgiving Day. The jump is second only to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, when violations increase 62 percent, the administration said.

Holidays generally have more alcohol-related crashes and deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts as many as 1,200 people will be killed and up to 25,000 will be injured between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day this year in auto accidents where alcohol is a factor.

As a result, Clark County law enforcement will step up patrols to catch offenders, said Sgt. Bo Schmutz with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Springfield post. The highway patrol along with the Clark County OVI Task Force will hold at least one checkpoint this week to check for impaired drivers. The date, time and location of the checkpoint will be announced later this week, Schmutz said.

A Wheelersburg, Ohio, woman was arrested by Springfield troopers for her seventh drunken driving incident. Theresa D. Poole, 54, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after she was stopped Saturday on eastbound Interstate 70 near mile marker 66 for a registration violation. Schmutz said she was found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and taken into custody. She’s set to be arraigned in Clark County Municipal Court today.

Any road violations will result in drivers being pulled over, Schmutz said. Those traveling for the holiday need to get a designated driver if they plan to consume alcohol, he said.

“Bottom line is, don’t drink and drive or you will be arrested,” he said.