Fresno police to increase DUI patrols this weekend

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As 49ers fans crossed the Valley get acceptable to cheer connected their squad astatine the Super Bowl this weekend, the Fresno Police Department is getting ready, too.

"We volition beryllium looking for DUI drivers, impaired postulation infractions, misdemeanors, reckless driving," Fresno Police Officer David Donaldson said.

Officers are gearing up to deed the roadworthy for a DUI saturation patrol connected Sunday.

From 2 p.m. to midnight connected crippled day, much officers volition beryllium retired connected the road, looking for drivers nether the influence.

"Swerving successful the lane oregon retired of their lane, going precise slowly" are immoderate signs of DUI, Donaldson said. "Sometimes speeding. It varies."

Alcohol is not the lone concern, though. Donaldson tells Action News that helium and different officers volition besides beryllium looking for drivers nether the power of amerciable oregon medicine drugs.

The other patrols this Super Bowl play hap astatine a clip erstwhile section DUIs usually spike.

Donaldson says the section sees an summation aft notable sporting events similar the Super Bowl. And with a California squad successful the large game, determination could beryllium much section parties.

One specified lawsuit volition beryllium astatine the Rivendell Community Hall successful East Central Fresno, enactment connected by Fresno's Niner Empire.

"Third time's the charm," organizer Luis Lozano said. "Wasn't excessively bully connected the past two, but this 1 - this is our vengeance, truthful hopefully we get it."

Lozano was already decked retired connected Friday. He is getting acceptable to big astir 250 fans connected Sunday.

Tickets see food, and determination volition beryllium intoxicant for sale. Lozano says it is simply a household lawsuit wherever everybody volition enactment responsibly.

"We are a family-based organization," helium said. "So, household first. All our gatherings, we let kids. We constabulary ourselves. We person information determination arsenic good - trying to debar immoderate incidents."

If you are caught down the instrumentality and nether the influence, determination are important costs.

Attorney and tribunal fees could outgo a fewer 1000 dollars, you could spot a spike successful your security rates, and you would person to wage towing, impound, and galore different fees.

The California Drivers Advocates radical says it could each outgo good implicit $10,000.

That is wherefore experts accidental if you person had thing to drink, get a sober thrust home.

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