Roving DUI patrols conducted by the Centre County Alcohol Task Force this past weekend resulted in multiple arrests.
Eight drivers were arrested between Sept. 16-18 for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a release from the task force. The patrols also resulted in two people cited with public drunkenness, two with underage drinking, two for driving with a suspended license and three for speeding.
An additional 65 drivers were warned of traffic infractions.
Ferguson Township, Patton Township, Spring Township, Penn State and State College police departments participated in the patrols.
‘The Centre County Alcohol Task Force would like to remind everyone that buzzed driving is drunk driving and you will be arrested,’ the task force stated in the release. ‘Save a life and have a designated driver, take public transportation or call a private company for transportation.’
The task force plans to conduct DUI checkpoints and roving patrols throughout Penn State’s fall and spring semesters. A DUI checkpoint on Aug. 26 on the 1500 block of North Atherton Street resulted in nine DUI arrests, one charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and five underage drinking citations.
