DUI task force takes on St. Patrick's Day
Idaho Transportation Department, local law enforcement agencies and Watkin's Distributing are collaborating St. Patrick's Day weekend to promote safer driving conditions.
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SANDPOINT — Safe and sober rides are the goals of a North Idaho task force targeting impaired driving this St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
The Sandpoint Police Department, along with other local law enforcement agencies, are working with the Idaho Transportation Department to increase patrols and discourage impaired driving, Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon said. These extra measures will be taken March 14-18.
“Nationally, St. Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest times on the road,” Coon said in a statement from SPD. “According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 272 people were killed in drunken driving crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period between 2017 and 2021.”
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