Pasadena Police Prepare Paddy’s Day Patrols

On the heels of Friday’s planned DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location, the Pasadena Police Department will also be conducting a “Zero Tolerance” DUI Saturation Patrol on Saturday March 17, 2012.

That program will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will end at 3:00 a.m.

This enforcement operation will be in an effort to reduce and remove the number of impaired drivers traveling on city streets. Police say these DUI programs are a useful and effective tool for achieving the Department’s goal of detecting and removing impaired drivers from city streets while improving traffic safety, saving lives and preventing injuries.

The Pasadena Police Department encourages people who are leaving home and planning on drinking alcoholic beverages to select a designated driver prior to drinking or to simply telephone one of the many taxi cab services for a safe ride home.

In addition, it is a violation of law for any driver under the age of 21 years to operate a motor vehicle with any measurable amount of alcohol in their system. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe and to ‘Report Drunk Drivers by Calling 911’ whenever you see a suspected drunk driver.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.