HP Crackdown on Drunk Drivers

It is a holiday tradition...the office andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/christ...  More »

It is a holiday tradition...the office andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/christmasandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Christmasandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; or New Year's party. That time to get together with co-workers and families relax a bit after another long hard year. Unfortunately, those parties often put together a dangerous combination: alcohol and getting behind the wheel. Each year DUI arrests increase this time of year. It happens because more andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/highway-patrolandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Highway Patrolandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; officers are on the roads trying to crack down on drunk driving. Capt. Gary Orluck says the H-P budgets for extra overtime hours this time of year to keep the roads safe... (Capt. Gary Orluck - ND Highway Patrol) andamp;quot;We do that because there are lots of holiday parties and office parties which people tend to maybe drink a bit too much and then drive so our DUI arrests have gone up anyway because of that so we have this emphasis to try and make the roads safer.andamp;quot; The emphasis on drunk driving arrests will continue through the start of 2009.  « Less