Special Traffic Enforcement Planned for Superbowl Weekend

There’ll be lots of parties this weekend for the big game – and also plenty of patrol cars on the road looking for drunk and impaired drivers. 

Sergeant Paul Gardner of the Iowa State Patrol says an extra enforcement effort is planned to try and get everyone home safely.

He says a study of the similar period one weekend later showed 187 deaths. The increase in Superbowl Sunday deaths was also linked to drunk driving.

Gardner says they don’t want to see the weekend end on a bad note.

Authorities say if you are hosting a party, make sure all your guests have a way to get home if they have been drinking.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa