Crime & Safety

Police Looking for Drunk Drivers During St. Patrick's Week

North Hills DUI Task Force plans roving patrols.

Even if you have the luck of the Irish with you, beware of drinking and driving during the week of St. Patrick's Day. 

The North Hills DUI Task Force will be conducting roving patrols to look for drunken drivers.

The task force includes police from the townships of Pine, Richland, Indiana, Marshall, O’Hara, Ross, Shaler and West Deer, as well as the boroughs of Bradford Woods, Etna and West View. 

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"Drivers who appear to be in violation of Pennsylvania legal blood limit [.08 percent for adults and .02 percent for drivers under the age of 21] will be detained and arrested," according to a press release from the task force.

Remember to buckle up your seatsbelts too. Officers will be looking for violators.

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