Cinco De Mayo DUI Patrols Planned In Burlingame

BURLINGAME, CA – The Cinco de Mayo holiday is often associated with parties and alcohol, and the Burlingame Police Department is alerting locals that additional officers will be deployed over the weekend on DUI Saturation Patrols.

"In the rush to prepare for a night out, it’s easy to forget the most important Cinco de Mayo plan of all: designating a sober driver," the department said. "Some may think they can play it by ear and wait until after the party has started to decide whether they’re 'okay to drive.' By this point, it’s too late. Going out for a night of drinking without a plan for getting home safely is a recipe for disaster. "

Burlingame police, San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies and the California Highway Patrol will be out in force
looking for alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers.

Burlingame police support the Office of Traffic Safety's effort to educate drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Those who take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating-machinery warning on the label, might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana use can impair motorists, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs and can result in a DUI, the department said.

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