Pennsylvania State Police Troop M in Bethlehem will conduct roving patrols targeting impaired drivers during two upcoming weekends in August, the agency said Monday in an advisory.
The patrols will run from Friday, July 31 through Sunday, Aug. 2 in Northampton County, and from Friday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 9 in Lehigh County. The enforcement effort aims to reduce alcohol and drug-related crashes and remove impaired drivers from Pennsylvania’s highways.
The weekends are perhaps the busiest of the year on roads in and around Bethlehem. Musikfest officially starts July 31 with its 10-day run ending Aug. 9. The annual festival last year drew a record 1.45 million people to the city…