Extra DUI patrols will save lives

Sunday afternoon, traffic slowed on Highway 14 as it approached a State Patrol vehicle parked on the shoulder of the road with emergency lights flashing. The trooper had made a traffic stop and was in the process of administering a field sobriety test to a woman suspected of driving under the influence.

As she struggled to follow the officer’s directions and put one foot in front of the other, the image was a reminder that those who drive drunk do get caught, and if found guilty their lives are undoubtedly changed forever.