NDHPpatchFargo (CSi)  Troopers in the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s southeast region conducted an alcohol saturation in Stutsman, Barnes, Cass, Traill and Steele counties July 3-6. Troopers from across the southeast region worked overtime to add extra patrols during the holiday weekend. Troopers issued the following throughout the saturation:

  • 32 – written warnings
  • 33 – citations
  • 3 – DUI arrests
  • 2 – driving under suspension arrests
  • 4 – open container citations

Approximately 25 percent of all traffic fatality victims in North Dakota this year have been killed in alcohol-related crashes. The goal of the saturation was deter and detect impaired drivers to prevent additional traffic crashes and deaths because of impaired drivers.