OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — For days, law enforcement agencies have been warning residents about being out in full force, working to keep drunk and impaired drivers off the streets after ringing in the new year.
New Year’s Eve is a night dedicated to celebration. For some, that means an occasion fueled by alcohol or even medical marijuana, to ring in the new year.
“As soon as we pull them over, they roll down the window and this plume of smoke comes out like a Cheech and Chong movie,” said Deputy Aaron Brilbeck, with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office. “If my doctor prescribes morphine to me, I can’t drive under the influence of morphine. Very same with medical marijuana.”
That’s why law enforcement across the state was out in full force to keep the roads safe.
“One DUI arrest is one too many,” said Sheriff Tommie Johnson III, of Oklahoma County. “One catastrophic incident from a DUI crash affects families on all sides.”
Sheriff Johnson said his team saturated the area to devote more resources than a typical day.