Drunk Driving Crackdown

Police across Michigan arrested 451 drunk drivers during a three-week impaired driving crackdown that covered St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA basketball tournament. Of those arrested during the March 12 – April 7 period, 85 were charged under the state’s high Blood Alcohol Content law. That’s down from the 510 drunk driving arrests made during a similar effort in 2013. The stepped up enforcement conducted by officers from 26 counties resulted in more than 13,700 traffic stops and nearly 8,000 citations and arrests.