Keep the Super Bowl celebrations and parties super, don’t drink and drive.
The Heat Is On Super Bowl Weekend DUI enforcement period runs from Friday through Monday, and drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and increased law enforcement patrols dedicated to enforcing impaired driving laws, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation news release.
CDOT partners with the Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies in multiple Heat is On periods in ongoing efforts to reduce impaired and intoxicated driving.
“Everyone loses when impaired driving is involved,” said Col. Matthew Packard, CSP chief, in the release. “It doesn’t matter if you are celebrating a win or suffering a loss, it’s no excuse to drive impaired. Make a plan for the party so you don’t get behind the wheel if you’re not sober — and don’t let your guests drive home drunk if you’re hosting a party.”
In 2019, Colorado prosecutors filed 26,165 cases with at least one DUI charge, according to a January report by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice.During a recent Winter Blitz DUI enforcement period, there were 101 reported arrests from 71 participating law enforcement agencies. Last year’s Super Bowl Weekend enforcement period ended with 188 arrests among 96 participating agencies.
