In March of 2017, the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number of crashes involving impaired drivers. This year, federal traffic safety funds administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute supported saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints for more than 230 law-enforcement agencies across the state.

The Plymouth and Culver Police Departments were involved in the increased patrols and check-points that ran during St. Patrick’s Day, the first rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the days that many schools were recognizing spring break. Continue reading →