The Portland Police Bureau announced they are teaming up with other state, county and local law enforcement partners, similar to last year’s St. Patrick’s Day. The high-visibility DUII enforcement missions will begin Friday evening and will last through Tuesday morning, the day after the St. Patrick’s holiday.
PPB is partnering with the multi-agency Metro Area Traffic Enforcement Collaboration in an effort to “reduce fatal and serious injury crashes” said Mike Benner, a PPB spokesperson.
Officials said law enforcement partners plan to achieve this by focusing on the “SOLID” enforcement priorities: Speed, Occupant Safety, Lane Usage, Impaired Driving, and Districted Driving.
Chase Fullerton with PPB’s Major Crash Division has been to hundreds of crashes but he said it doesn’t get any easier.
“The hardest part is after the evidence has been collected, after the vehicles have been towed and after the person died in the crash, taken by the medical team — it’s when they come to go to the residence where the person lives and tell their loved ones that they’re not coming home. And the sad thing about it is that these crashes are entirely preventable,” Fullerton said.
During last year’s DUII enforcement effort, 75 arrests were made and 950 citations were issued in connection to speeding, impaired driving, and distracted driving, officials said.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is also offering weekend discounts on taxi, Lyft and Uber rides to help curb impaired driving.
“Rides have to start in the City of Portland, but then they can go wherever they need to go in the Metro-area,” said Dylan Rivera, a PBOT spokesperson.
Gerard McAleese is the owner of Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub in downtown Portland. He told KOIN 6 News the St. Patrick’s holiday is always a busy time for them and he’s appreciative what the city does to keep the streets safe.
“The city has been very, very helpful this year with getting people downtown, keeping them safe. Everbody’s behind it, it’s great,” he said.
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