Police throughout the state will be on the lookout for drunken drivers from St. Patrick’s Day through Saturday, state highway officials said.
Three sobriety checkpoints and 124 DUI saturation patrols are planned by 25 state and local law enforcement agencies in the next three days, said Alison Kirk of the state Office of Highway Safety.
Last year, 45 drivers were arrested for DUI during the St. Patrick’s Day crackdown.
This past weekend, members of the New Castle County DUI Task Force arrested 27 people on drunken driving charges, apprehended six fugitives, made seven drug arrests, confiscated one weapon and arrested five underage drinkers.
