DUI DRUG-RELATED TASK FORCE ON 4/20

A DUI SATURATION PATROL FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCEMENT OF DUI DRUG RELATED VIOLATIONS WAS CONDUCTED LAST THURSDAY, APRIL 20TH, BY THE TRI-CITY TASK FORCE. THIS DETAIL WAS CONDUCTED WITH ALL TRI-CITY AGENCIES PARTICIPATING, ALONG WITH A TOTAL OF 7 DIFFERENT DEPUTIES AND OFFICERS FROM EACH JURISDICTION.

IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 40 TRAFFIC STOPS CONDUCTED RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING: 

2 DUI DRUG ARRESTS

12 SPEEDING CITATIONS

22 CIVIL CITATIONS OTHER THAN SPEED

THE ADDITIONAL CITATIONS RANGE FROM SEATBELT, CELL PHONE USE, AND OTHER MOVING VIOLATIONS THAT CAN CREATE A DANGER FOR THE GENERAL MOTORING PUBLIC. 

DURING ONE OF THE TWO DUI DRUG ARRESTS, DEPUTIES IN CASTLE CANYON MESA CONTACTED A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS SPEEDING THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DEPUTY CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AFTER OBSERVING THE VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER THE ROUNDABOUT AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN CONTACTED, THE DRIVER HAD NUMEROUS SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT AND LATER TOLD DEPUTIES HE WAS TRYING TO GET HOME TO CELEBRATE 4:20 WHICH IS A COMMONLY KNOWN MARIJUANA REFERENCE.

DEPUTIES ARRESTED THE SUBJECT FOR DUI AND WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THE SUBJECT HAD CELEBRATED EARLY WITH EDIBLES THAT WERE INFUSED WITH THC DURING HIS LUNCH BREAK. 

THESE DETAILS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH GRANTS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND BUCKLE UP!