DENVER — From Friday to Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies will increase DUI enforcement to keep roadways safe from impaired drivers during New Year's weekend celebrations.

According to a news release, the heightened enforcement could include checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty looking for impaired drivers.

Last year, 106 agencies arrested 279 impaired drivers during the five-day enforcement period.

"More than one-third of all traffic fatalities this year involved an impaired driver," said Darrell Lingk, director of the Office of Transportation Safety at CDOT. "It takes one person's bad decision to change many lives forever. Plan a sober ride before you start celebrating."

So far in 2017, there have been 226 impairment-related traffic fatalities on Colorado roads, exceeding last year's total of 191 impairment-involved deaths.

For more information about the Heat Is On campaign, visit HeatIsOnColorado.com.


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