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Vancouver, Wash. -- On March 17 2018, in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day celebrations throughout the area, the Vancouver, Ridgefield and Battle Ground Police Departments and the Washington State Patrol, will have additional officers enforcing the DUI laws in an effort to keep drunk, drugged and high drivers off the road. Officers, who are also drug recognition experts, will be among the officers conducting these increased DUI patrols.
This year the Washington State Patrol (WSP) will have their Mobile Impaired Unit (MIDU) in Vancouver for the holiday emphasis. The MIDU is a self-contained 36 foot motorhome that has been retrofitted as a mobile DUI processing center and incident command post. The MIDU is equipped with three breath testing instruments, two temporary holding cells, three computer work stations, an incident command computer terminal, and a dispatcher console with wireless access to WSP dispatch centers. This is a full service police station on wheels! The MIDU program seeks to partner with all law enforcement agencies to assist in reaching Washington's Target Zero Goals.
Whether it's green beer, or another type of green, getting behind the wheel impaired could mean a DUI, so don't plan on luck, just plan ahead. Any St. Patrick's Day party plan should start with selecting a designated, sober driver in advance, using mass transit, or hiring a car service to get you around town. As a reminder, Uber is offering first time users a special coupon code for $25 toward their first trip. Sign up for the Uber coupon code RIDEHOMEVANC at https://get.uber.com/go/ridehomevanc.
Thanks to a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, law enforcement agencies in SW Washington will have extra officers conducting DUI enforcement on strategic dates throughout the year to help keep our roadways safer.
If you are driving and see a suspected impaired driver, call 911.
The Vancouver Police Department wishes everyone a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!
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