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Zero tolerance for driving under the influence
Local agencies join state patrol in cracking down
w DUI checkpoint
Everyone knows holidays mean extra patrols on state highways, but local law enforcement agencies plan on patrolling back streets and rural dirt roads as well in attempt to keep everyone safe. People tend to travel more on long-weekend holidays such as Labor Day weekend, said Georgia State Patrol Post 45 Commander Sgt. Brad Mosher. Paired with gas prices being almost a dollar less than this time last year, and the fact that “people (who drink alcohol) who don’t have to go to work on Monday may drink heavier on Sunday,” the risk of drunk driving is likely to be higher this weekend, he said.
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