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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Highway Patrol reports success with keeping drunk drivers off the road this holiday weekend.
Troopers have been assisting several law enforcement agencies with DUI checkpoints across the state, including in Lehi, Pleasant Grove, North Salt Lake, and Clearfield.
UHP Sgt. Ted Tingey said in two spots, officers found no drunk drivers out of approximately 1,000 vehicles that came through each checkpoint.
"It's a great opportunity to see that people maybe finally are getting the message to either have a designated driver, take a taxi ride home, or call a sober friend to come pick them up," he said.
Monday troopers will be out in full force but with no particular spots to target, Tingey said.
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Written with contributions from Nkoyo Iyamba and Rachel McAllister .
