GRANT COUNTY, Wash. – Grant County Health District, Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies announced that in a continued effort to reduce traffic accidents on Saint Patrick’s Day, there will be an emphasis on DUI safety patrols.
Grant County Deputies will be visible on Sunday, March 17th throughout Grant County. Various local law enforcement agencies will participate in this effort, working to remove impaired drivers from the road.
According to the trafficsafetymarketing.gov, “St. Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest days on our nation’s roads. There were 272 lives lost in drunk-driving crashes during the holiday period (6:00 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18) between 2017 and 2021”.
Grant County asks that if you plan to consume alcohol this weekend, make plans ahead of time to ensure you have a safe and sober ride home. Drunk driving has the devastating potential to take a life in an instant.
