The Journal
Through Nov. 1, The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state will increase DUI enforcement and arrest drivers impaired by alcohol, cannabis or other drugs as part of CDOT’s The Heat Is On campaign. The enforcement aims to eliminate impaired driving related injuries and fatalities over Halloween weekend and could include sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty dedicated to DUI enforcement.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 45 percent of all traffic fatalities on Halloween between 2011-2015 involved a drunken driving related crash, while 23 percent of all pedestrian fatalities on Halloween involved a drunken driver.