CSP data from 2022 showed Labor Day tied with the Fourth of July and St. Patrick’s Day as the top holiday for impaired-driving crashes.
“Most people worry about impaired drivers on New Year’s Eve or St. Patrick’s Day, but the truth is all holidays bring people together and they often celebrate with impairing substances,” Col. Matthew C. Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said in a news release. “We have to get to the place as a community where we value human life as much as our good time. Call a rideshare, plan on staying the night, make a plan to do anything but drive after drinking or using drugs.
The two agencies will have officers dedicated to detecting and apprehending drivers who may be impaired by or otherwise under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination of these substances. Drivers under the influence often behave erratically by weaving or swerving, accelerating and decelerating for no apparent reason, hugging or straddling the center line, or failing to turn headlights on, according to the news release.
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