Colorado law enforcement agencies are reporting 593 arrests for DUIs over the Fourth of July weekend. Over the same period there there were four fatal crashes killing 8 people - two of whcih were believed to be
Of the 593 DUI arrests, 72 were made at sobriety checkpoints.
"Every DUI arrest made at a checkpoint or during a saturation patrol is one more individual taken off out roads before they have a chance to injure or kill themselves or someone else," said Col. James Wolfinbarger, chief of the Colorado State Patrol.
"Each of them represents the possibility that one more family will not have to experience the injury or loss of a loved one at the hands of an impaired driver."
Statewide law enforcement agencies will continue the "100 Days of Heat" campaign through Labor Day, which includes high visibility enforcement, as well as additional checkpoints.
Of the 593 DUI arrests, 72 were made at sobriety checkpoints.
"Every DUI arrest made at a checkpoint or during a saturation patrol is one more individual taken off out roads before they have a chance to injure or kill themselves or someone else," said Col. James Wolfinbarger, chief of the Colorado State Patrol.
"Each of them represents the possibility that one more family will not have to experience the injury or loss of a loved one at the hands of an impaired driver."
Statewide law enforcement agencies will continue the "100 Days of Heat" campaign through Labor Day, which includes high visibility enforcement, as well as additional checkpoints.
