St. Patrick's Day weekend DUI patrols

This Sunday is St. Patrick's Day, and you can expect to see extra law enforcement on the roads.

This Sunday is St. Patrick's Day, and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is reminding drivers to make responsible decisions and that there will be extra DUI patrols throughout the holiday weekend.

Troopers will be working with other local law enforcement agencies to look for dangerous driving behaviors that cause serious injury and fatality collisions such as aggressive driving, speed, unrestrained occupants, and impaired driving.

"Stopping impaired driving takes all of us working together,’ says Jesamie Peters, Washington State Traffic Safety (WTSC) Region 6 Target Zero Manager. "Things don’t always go as planned, so making sure you have a plan is key to keeping yourself and everyone else safe on the road."

WSP said driving impaired is:

Driving while impaired by alcohol
Driving under the influence of drugs, including marijuana, with a THC blood concentration of 5.00ng
Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher