Like they do every year, the Utah Highway Patrol conducted a DUI blitz over the St. Patrick's Day Weekend. The UHP made the announcement of the DUI blitz leading up to the weekend yet many drivers still chose to drink and drive. The St. Patrick's Day DUI blitz began at 9:00 pm on Saturday March 16th at the UHP headquarters in Murray with 75 additional troopers on the roads last weekend. [...]

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Halloween is coming up next week so this weekend is when all the celebrations and parties are going to happen. That means extra DUI patrols by the Utah Highway Patrol and Utah Police throughout the State. You should never drink and drive, but you really don't want to drink and drive in Utah this weekend. Chances are you will get caught. The Utah Highway Patrol is planning an extra 170 shifts [...]

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As I had mentioned in a previous post earlier this month the Utah Highway Patrol conducted a DUI Blitz for the 4th July Holiday that resulted in 22 DUI arrests, 2025 drivers pulled over, 1313 speeding tickets, 296 seat-belt tickets, and 95 vehicle crashes. With July 24th's Pioneer Day celebrations beginning last Friday, Utah Law Enforcement Agencies are again ramping up their efforts to catch [...]

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The results in last weeks extra DUI enforcement during the July 4th holiday were, 22 DUI arrests, 2025 drivers puled-over, 1313 speeding tickets, 296 seat-belt tickets, and 95 vehicle crashes. In last weeks post I wrote about how Utah Police ramped up their search for drunk drivers with an increase of officers on patrols and DUI checkpoints. The question is often asked, if a driver comes upon [...]

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Like they do every year Utah Police forces are ramping up patrols for DUIs during the July 4th, Independence Day. Particularly, the Utah Highway Patrol is increasing efforts starting tonight July 3rd, and throughout the rest of the week / weekend.   Last year 5 people died in traffic crashes on during the July 4th holiday. The Utah Highway Patrol will be doing everything in their [...]

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Like they do every year, the Utah Highway Patrol is planning on ramping up its efforts to patrol for DUI during this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. The UHP has added 250 extra shifts starting tonight (Friday) and into late Monday night. These additional shifts will have extra officers patrolling for DUIs during the evening and late night shifts. According to Fox 13: According to a statement[...]

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The Utah Highway Patrol and various Utah law enforcement agencies are increasing enforcement of DUI patrols this holiday season. The Utah Highway Patrol has added 300 shifts that consist of troopers specifically looking for DUI drivers. “If you choose to drive while drinking, the officers standing behind me will make sure you don't have the opportunity to cause tragedy to someone else,” [...]

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The long three day Labor Day Weekend ranks third in DUI crashes in Utah for Holiday weekends. So to counteract this Utah law enforcement are ramping up their DUI patrols and DUI officers in Tooele, Salt Lake City, Davis County, and throughout the entire state of Utah. In the past three years there have been an average of 28 DUI related crashes in Utah during the Labor Day Weekend.   [...]

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