St. Patrick's Day DUI Checkpoints - Cumberland, Dauphin, & York County
Posted By Attorney Shawn Curry on Mar 16, 2010 8:18am PDT
With St. Patrick's Day fast approaching, those choosing to celebrate this holiday by raising a glass of their favorite ale should anticipate aggressive DUI enforcement and DUI checkpoints from law enforcement.
The police know what we all know: St. Patrick's Day offers a right of passage or excuse for partying and drinking alcohol, which can easily become excessive as the party rolls on. Based on this knowledge, the police will seize the opporunity to aggressively enforce Pennsylvania's drinking and driving laws.
It is important for St. Patrick's Day partygoers to understand and anticipate the police response to this holiday. To that end, people who choose to party should make alternative arrangements for transportation as opposed to drinking and driving. If you are going to celebrate St. Patty's Day by attending a private party or bar and consume alcohol, you should select a designated driver prior to going out or call a cab.
Based on our firm's years of experience as PA DUI Defense Attorneys, we know the costs of a DUI can far exceed the costs of a cab. From a basic financial standpoint, mandatory minimum fines for a first offense DUI range from $300 to $1,000. For a second or subsequent offense, the fines alone escalate. This does not even consider the collateral costs that can result from mandatory jail time and license suspensions.
If you choose to celebrate on St. Patrick's Day and party, don't drink and drive. If you or someone you know is arrested for DUI on St. Patrick's Day or anytime, call a PA DUI Defense Attorney at Colgan Marzzacco, LLC, with offices in Dillsburg, Harrisburg, & York, and mention this blog: 1-800-615-0115.