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Extra patrols will be watching for drunken drivers today MARYSVILLE — Are you ready for football?The Super Bowl means parties with chili and beer for many. It also can mean drunken driving. The Washington State Patrol will mount a defense of its own, with extra troopers on the roads today. Officials are less concerned about the outcome of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints then they are about drivers staying sober to get safely to and from game-day parties, trooper Keith Leary said. “We know most parties will include alcohol. This means identifying a driver who has not been drinking,” Leary said. In recent weeks, state officials have seen an increase in daytime drunken driving, Leary said. If people plan to drink alcohol, it’s best to plan ahead, get a ride or call a taxi, he said. The alternative is possibly facing criminal charges or causing serious injury or death. Troopers arrested eight people for investigation of drunken driving in Snohomish County on Super Bowl Sunday 2009. Statewide, 73 arrests were made. The state patrol responded to one fatality on Super Sunday last year, in Eastern Washington, Leary said. They’re hoping to avoid tragedy this year. “Our main goal this weekend is to make sure everyone thinks as though this were another holiday,” he said. |
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So the state of Washington controls the booze,then we as tax payers send the police out to bust the people for drinking,and not to mention we have a non smoking law here in this state,but the reservations are allowed to let people smoke in public places,I know all about our history and freedom,but something is very wrong with all of our governments in this free country,dah what free country.
P. C | Feb 8, 2010 7:54 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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It is against the LAW!!! Be smart. How would you feel if you crashed and kileed or hurt someone?
Ray Huff Jr | Feb 7, 2010 7:05 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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Do you want to make it safe or are you out there to ruin peoples lives?
Cut people some slack would ya.
Jack Johnson | Feb 7, 2010 11:44 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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As the red-headed stepchild of State roads, Highway 2 gets no State Patrol coverage. Drunks, speeders and aggressive drivers command Highway 2 with impunity. The State Patrol only goes for the low-hanging fruit on I-5...
The state is facing a budget crisis and there is money to be made in revue generated from traffic fines...Citizens should ban together and police Highway 2 ourselves since the State refuses to...
Anthony Vicari | Feb 7, 2010 11:06 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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Mmmmmmmoney!!!!
Jon Cannelo | Feb 7, 2010 9:41 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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