Crime & Safety

Don't Let A DUI 'Deflate' Your Super Bowl Sunday

If you've had too much to drink during the big game, Palos Park cops will pick you up and get you home safe on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3.

PALOS PARK, IL -- Palos Park police encourage everyone who will be attending Super Bowl parties and drinking to "have a plan" by either staying the night where they will be celebrating or having a designated driver take them home. Super Bowl Sunday falls on Feb. 3.

Police are always on the alert Super Bowl weekend for a spike in unsafe and impaired drivers. The Super Bowl is one of the days, like New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July, and officers know people will be out on the road taking their chances.

But the responsibility is not only on drivers. Business owners of bars and restaurants are being told be on the lookout for drunken patrons and not to over serve customers.

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"If someone is impaired and needs a ride, we would much rather have them call us than get behind the wheel and get into an accident," said Chief Joe Miller, of the Palos Park Police Department.

If you are in Palos Park, had too much to drink, call us and our officers will ensure you get home safely, not to another drinking establishment or party. You can contact Palos Park Police at 708-448-2191.

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