Politics & Government
Oconee County Experienced A Decline In Driving Under The Influence Arrests As Alcohol Law Changed
The county allowed liquor by the drink in restaurants starting in January, and Watkinsville is likely to do the same.
Oconee County has been experiencing a decrease in arrests for driving under the influence going back to 2008, when the Board of Commissioners approved the sale of beer and wine in county restaurants.
Oconee County also compared favorably with neighboring counties in terms of the number of DUI cases in the court system in the last five years.
In January, the county changed the 2008 ordinance to allow for the sale of liquor by the drink in county restaurants, and the city of Watkinsville is likely to follow suit tomorrow night.
The data on DUI arrests provide a benchmark against which future data can be compared to determine the impact, if any, of this year’s changes in the county’s alcohol ordinances.
For details of this story, go to Oconee County Observations.