Nevada Highway Patrol is joining forces with law enforcement across the state to try and catch drunk drivers this weekend.
Drunk drivers are not only a risk to themselves but to other drivers on the roadways as well.
"Over the labor day holiday we are on the wrong end of traffic fatalities. Too often we hear the story of a friend, a loved one, a neighbor whose lives were cut short because they crossed paths with an impaired driver," says Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Hannah Degoey.
Carolyn Sterelo, a concerned driver says, "I have friends who are deceased because of a drunk driver, wrong way driver. I had a uncle who was a wrong way driver when I was a youngster and killed four people. So it's always something that has been on my mind, and I worry about it."
Driver safety is not just a concern for Nevada's law enforcement.
"Not only are we partnering with Nevada agencies, we are joining forces with California, Washington, Arizona, Oregon, and Idaho to make sure these impaired drivers have no safe to hide on our road," says Trooper Degoey.
Jay Badeker, another concerned driver says, "I mean people don't understand that two beers, and you’re going to blow over the legal limit. People think they can have two or three beers and be good but .08 is .08 and anything after that you’re going to get a DUI, and lose your career."
"I think anyone that is going to drink anytime needs to have a designated driver or an alternative way home," says Sterelo.
Trooper Degoey says that there is no excuse to get behind the wheel drunk.
Remember that there are a lot of options to get home after a day of drinking.
That includes ride share apps or designating a sober driver.
