State police conducting DUI checkpoints Memorial Day weekend
Troopers from PSP Erie will be out all of Memorial Day weekend, conducting DUI checkpoints with roving patrols throughout the county.
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Police are reminding anyone planning on drinking to designate a sober driver, which includes prescription and illegal drugs, as they continue to see drivers get behind the wheel while under the influence.
During last year's checkpoint, troopers from PSP Erie arrested five people for DUI, issued 26 traffic citations to go with 46 verbal/written warnings and one drug arrest.
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Pennsylvania-wide, there were 756 crashes, 46 of which were DUI-related, that killed six people and injured another 181 on Memorial Day weekend.
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