DUI Wolfpack Set to Prowl Manatee, Sarasota Counties

BRADENTON, FL - Motorists with big party plans over the holiday weekend may want to think twice before getting behind the wheel.

The Florida Highway Patrol has announced an upcoming DUI Wolfpack detail, spanning multiple counties. The effort to pull impaired drivers off local roads will get under way Saturday, Dec. 26, at 9:30 p.m. and continue through Sunday at 4 a.m. Troopers say they plan to target roads in Sarasota, Manatee, Desoto, Highlands and Hardee counties.

“The Florida Highway Patrol organizes such details to proactively remove impaired drivers from the roadways and ultimately enhance the safety of the motoring public,” an email from the agency stated.

Just what roads troopers will be watching over hasn’t been announced. Troopers, however, say they will be “mobile” during the operation to “maximize their visibility and effectiveness in removing impaired drivers from the roadways.”

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol