Super Bowl fans in Greenwood are being put on notice: If they drink and drive this Sunday, they’ll likely get arrested.
“We’re going to be out. We’ll have saturation patrols and safety checkpoints,” said Officer Chris McDonald, DUI coordinator for the department.
“If they are going to drink, make sure they get a designated driver,” he said.
The New York Giants play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl at 5:20 p.m. Sunday in Indianapolis.
Greenwood Police Chief Henry Purnell said the enhanced enforcement effort is being paid for by a DUI grant that the department received from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The grant covers the officers’ salaries and overtime during the enhanced enforcement period.
The chief said Super Bowl Sunday is one of the periods in which DUI patrols are required under the terms of the grant.
“Hopefully, people will refrain from drinking and driving,” the chief said.
McDonald said officers will be looking for other violations as well during the crackdown, including such common things as failure to use seat belts, speeding and improper equipment.
Purnell said other law enforcement agencies. which have received DUI grants, will also be on the lookout Sunday.
Trooper Tony Dunn of the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Troop D, said his department will be out Sunday but not in a concentrated form.
“We’re going to be out and about and a little bit more visible. We’re not going to be out like on a holiday detail,” he said.
nContact Bob Darden at 581-7239 or bdarden@gwcommonwealth.com.Super Bowl fans in Greenwood are being put on notice: If they drink and drive this Sunday, they’ll likely get arrested.
“We’re going to be out. We’ll have saturation patrols and safety checkpoints,” said Officer Chris McDonald, DUI coordinator for the department.
“If they are going to drink, make sure they get a designated driver,” he said.
The New York Giants play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl at 5:20 p.m. Sunday in Indianapolis.
Greenwood Police Chief Henry Purnell said the enhanced enforcement effort is being paid for by a DUI grant that the department received from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The grant covers the officers’ salaries and overtime during the enhanced enforcement period.
The chief said Super Bowl Sunday is one of the periods in which DUI patrols are required under the terms of the grant.
“Hopefully, people will refrain from drinking and driving,” the chief said.
McDonald said officers will be looking for other violations as well during the crackdown, including such common things as failure to use seat belts, speeding and improper equipment.
Purnell said other law enforcement agencies. which have received DUI grants, will also be on the lookout Sunday.
Trooper Tony Dunn of the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s Troop D, said his department will be out Sunday but not in a concentrated form.
“We’re going to be out and about and a little bit more visible. We’re not going to be out like on a holiday detail,” he said.
• Contact Bob Darden at 581-7239 or bdarden@gwcommonwealth.com.
