State Police Warn Of Increased Patrols -Long, New Year's Holiday Weekend

A word to the wise should be sufficient here.

There will be extra State Police patrols on Rhode Island highways on New Year's Eve.

Troopers will be looking for people driving drunk.

Colonel Darnell Weaver says the worst days for troopers are at the scene of deadly crashes, especially those that involve impairment.

So far this year, Rhode Island troopers have made 353 DUI arrests.

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