VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) — As a part of the state’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over marketing campaign, Evangeline Parish might be boosting DUI patrols via Sept. 6 and could have an impaired driver’s checkpoint someplace within the parish on Sept. 3.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the Louisiana Freeway Security Fee Administration has awarded grant cash to the parish to carry the additional Labor Day enforcement. The checkpoint is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 3.
“In 2017, greater than 40 p.c of the motorized vehicle crashes in Louisiana have been alcohol-related,” said Sheriff Charles Guillory in a press launch. “Working a motorized vehicle after consuming alcohol or different impairing substances stays a significant trigger of car crashes, severe accidents, and fatalities in Louisiana. All legislation enforcement officers work diligently all year long to establish impaired drivers and get them off our roadways.”
The sheriff additionally reminded motorists to have a delegated driver, when you plan to drink.
