Colorado Heat Is On DUI Crackdown for St. Patrick's Day plus Colorado Springs Law Firm Sponsors Safe and Sober Ride Home Program
St. Patrick's Day is a holiday that a lot of people celebrate by indulging in alcohol. Colorado law enforcement agencies are hoping that people enjoy the holiday but designate a sober driver or take a cab instead of driving under the influence. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that 72 Colorado law enforcement agencies will have increased patrols and saturation points in order to discourage people from driving while drunk and to catch those that do. CDOT says that last year three people were killed in alcohol related accidents during the St. Patrick's Day Heat Is On enforcement period. 668 people were arrested and charged with DUI across Colorado during that same period of time. This year the extra DUI enforcement period will start at 6 p.m. Friday March 12 and extend through 3 a.m. Thursday March 18.
In Colorado Springs people who find themselves in the position of needing to take a taxi instead of driving drunk have the opportunity to secure a free ride home courtesy of the Mcdivitt Law Firm. For the third year the law firm is sponsoring their Safe and Sober Ride Home program. From 7 p.m. on March 17 through 3 a.m. on March 18 Yellow Cab of Colorado Springs will provide rides from a bar or restaurant to an individual's residence and riders can tell the driver that the ride is on the Mcdivitt Law Firm. Rides can't be guaranteed due to the number of calls received but every effort is made to try and accommodate as many people as possible.
Information on Colorado Heat Is On DUI Crackdown for St. Patrick's Day
http://www.coloradodot.info/news/2010news/03-2010/a-dui-could-cost-you-a-pot-o2019-gold-this-st.-patrick2019s-day
More information on the St. Patrick's Day Safe and Sober Ride Home Program
http://www.mcdivittmakesadifference.com/safe-and-sober.php
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