Labor Day DUI Patrols to Increase Across Montana

HELENA - As part of the national Labor Day “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown, law enforcement agencies across Montana will deploy extra patrols to prevent impaired driving during the final weeks of the summer season. Saturation patrols for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) enforcement are set for Aug. 19 through Labor Day, Sept. 5.

“More than half of roadway fatalities in Montana each year involve an impaired driver and this is unacceptable,” said Colonel Tom Butler of the Montana Highway Patrol. “We are on the lookout every day for impaired drivers but as the summer winds down, more...