Staying alive during the 100 deadliest days, what the state wants for you
The Utah Highway Patrol is making their final push to urge drivers to find a sober ride.
Over 250 extra DUI enforcement shifts will be worked statewide until Labor Day. To make it happen, nearly 50 different Utah law enforcement agencies are chipping in to make it happen.
'We don't want to go out there and particularly make more DUI arrests. We want people on the front end to make better choices that way. Law enforcement doesn't have to go out there and make these DUI arrests,' said Lt. Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol.
Police team up every year nationally for the 'Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over' campaign to stop drinking and driving.
'Here in Utah, we want people to lean on their networks and their loved ones. If you're out drinking, whether that be at a bar or a friend's house or wherever it may be,' said Jason Mettmann, Highway Safety Office Communications Manager.
The campaign aims to raise awareness ahead of the Labor Day holiday and inform the public that extra DUI enforcement will be happening statewide. Last year, 136 individuals died on Utah roads due to a driver impaired by drugs and/or alcohol. Alcohol-related crashes in Utah are 15 times more likely to be fatal compared to other crashes. Preliminary data from 2025 shows 26 of the 149 fatalities were related to drug or alcohol use.
'That's a lot of individuals that are affected by these types of crashes. So it's something that we want to get these messages out there heading into the fall and winter months,' Lt. Roden said.
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