Local law enforcement will be working extra shifts over the holiday focused on DUI enforcement and the easiest way to avoid any run-ins with them is to simply commit to zero drinking and driving. A UHP press release really drives the point home sharing information about the devastating consequences of impaired driving which affect the victims, the impaired drivers, and the medical personnel that treat individuals involved in impaired driving crashes. Dr. Wing Province shared that “if you survive an accident where you were drinking and driving, it will haunt you for the rest of your life.” Dr. Province also discussed how individuals who have been drinking are frequently over confident in their ability to still safely drive. “I’ve seen it in the emergency department where people come in and they tell us they’re not drunk and they’re not impaired…and you realize people who have been drinking, their ability to recognize impairment decreases as their drinking increases.” Law enforcement has made over 10,600 DUI arrests this year in Utah. UHP asks that if you see a drunk driver on the road, to call 911.
