YPD prepares for St. Patrick’s Day
The City of Yuma Police Department is conducting an impaired driving detail on Thursday, March 15, Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, 2018.
Officers will rove city streets looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. With help from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety the focus will be impaired driving and the apprehension of impaired drivers.
Impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes.
YPD will also actively enforce traffic laws and get impaired drivers off the road.
The goal is to raise public awareness about the dangers of impaired driving, and most importantly, to save more lives on our roadways.
Follow these easy steps for a safe St. Patrick’s holiday:
Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin. Before drinking, please designate a sober driver and leave your car keys at home. If you’re impaired, use a taxi, Uber, call a sober friend or family member. And remember, if you know someone who is about to drive while impaired, take their keys and help them make other arrangements to get to where they are going safely. If you happen to see an impaired driver on the road, don’t hesitate to call 911.
