Halloween DUI crackdown under way in Pennsylvania counties
WGAL News 8
Halloween DUI crackdown under way in Pennsylvania counties
WGAL News 8
TO KNOW KARIN LAST FRIDAY SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS AND DUI ROVING PATROLS BEGAN IN ADAMS LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. THIS IS ALL PART OF THE CENTER FOR TRAFFIC. SAFETY IS IMPAIRED DRIVING PROGRAM AND YOU’LL SEE THEM RUN THROUGH THE 31ST OF THIS MONTH. PENNDOT SAYS THERE WERE 69 CRASHES AROUND. WE LAST YEAR THE LANCASTER COUNTY DUI TASK FORCE SAYS THEY’RE LOOKING FOR IMPAIRED DRIVERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. HERE IS A BIG INCREASE IN DRUG DRIVING NOW, YOU KNOW WITH PRESCRIPTION AND ILLICIT DRUGS PEOPLE SOMETIMES DON’T REALIZE THAT THE PILLS ARE TAKING THE DOCTOR GAVE THEM IS ACTUALLY IMPAIRING THEM THE LANCASTER COUNTY DUI TASK FORCE ALSO SAYS YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN BEFORE CELEBRATING ASSIGN A DESIGN
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Halloween DUI crackdown under way in Pennsylvania counties
WGAL News 8
Police in Pennsylvania are out looking for impaired drivers as Halloween nears. And they say they're seeing a big increase in drugged driving. Corinne Lillis has the details, watch her report above.What to know- Sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols have already started in Adams, Lancaster and York counties. They will run through Oct. 31.- The effort is part of a national crackdown on impaired drivers.- PennDOT says there were 69 crashes in the state around Halloween last year.- The Lancaster County DUI Task Force says they're looking for impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Police in Pennsylvania are out looking for impaired drivers as Halloween nears. And they say they're seeing a big increase in drugged driving. Corinne Lillis has the details, watch her report above.
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What to know
- Sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols have already started in Adams, Lancaster and York counties. They will run through Oct. 31.
- The effort is part of a national crackdown on impaired drivers.
- PennDOT says there were 69 crashes in the state around Halloween last year.
- The Lancaster County DUI Task Force says they're looking for impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.