The Crystal Lake Police Department reports on enhanced enforcement for Super Bowl Weekend.

Other departments will probably be doing the same thing.

Crystal Lake Police Department Urges You to Celebrate Safely this Super Bowl Weekend or Risk Getting Sacked with a DUI

The Crystal Lake Police Department announced today it will conduct special patrols this Super Bowl weekend, looking for and cracking down on alcohol and drug-impaired drivers.

According to 2014 data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes in the United States—31 percent of all vehicle crash fatalities in the nation.

The numbers go even higher on weekends. (There were 5,447 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, making up 40 percent of all fatalities that occurred during weekends.)

The Crystal Lake Police Department requests designating a sober driver and not letting friends drive impaired. These are just two of several simple steps to help avoid a tragic crash or a DUI arrest.

Other important tips include:

• Call a taxi, use mass transit, or call a sober friend or family member to get you home safely;
• Report impaired drivers to law enforcement;
• Spend the night where the activity is being held and sleep it off;
• Always buckle up – it’s your best defense against an impaired driver.

The Crystal Lake Police Departments Super Bowl enforcement effort is funded with federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. For more information about the Click It or Ticket and the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over statewide campaigns, please visit www.buckleupillinois.org.