(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers did not contact a single impaired driver during the Anti-DUI High Visibility Enforcement Effort which was conducted on St. Patrick’s Day. The Alaska State Troopers sends out a thank you to the people who chose to be responsible and had a plan in place to not drive impaired. However, citations were written to drivers practicing some unsafe driving behaviors.
For this High Visibility Enforcement effort troopers conducted the following investigations:
– 0 misdemeanor DUI arrests, 0 felony DUI Arrests
– 2 drivers charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license.
– 9 REDDIs reported with 2 drivers contacted and ultimately determined not to be DUI
– 12 damage only crashes, 1 injury crash and 0 fatal collisions were investigated by troopers
– Of the 106 citations issued, 62 were issued for speeding and 6 issued for seatbelt or other occupant restraint violations
AST asks that the public to “please continue doing your part in keeping our roadways safe by not driving impaired. Additionally, don’t hesitate to make a REDDI report any time of the year by calling 911!” To learn more about REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) visit https://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/hwysafety/REDDI.shtml.
Funding for the High Visibility Enforcement Campaign was funded by grants distributed by the Alaska Highway Safety Office.
