JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Law enforcement will be out in numbers this holiday weekend looking for impaired drivers.
Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer where many families decide to take advantage of the holiday weekend by taking vacations, road trips, or having a BBQ with their friends and loved ones. This will mean more motorists will be taking to the road to travel from one location to another.
It also means some of these motorists will be driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Statistically, Labor Day weekend can be a dangerous and deadly time to be on the road. Each year motorists lose their lives needlessly due to poor decisions from being intoxicated.
One of the easiest precautions travelers can take is to buckle up. This year alone, law enforcement has seen too many fatalities where motorists are not wearing their seatbelts.
“Law enforcement will be out enforcing traffic laws to ensure motorists can safely make it to their destinations. Our law enforcement will take immediate action on distracted or impaired drivers,” said Colonel Haller with the Wyoming Highway Patrol. “Be responsible, don’t drink and drive, or you will be held accountable.”
