TULSA, Oklahoma - New Year's weekend is big time for parties. Lots of people will go to bars to ring in the New Year. That's why Tulsa officers, state troopers and Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission (ABLE) agents will be out in force, looking for drunks - and not just on the roads.
Few people realize it's against the law to be drunk inside a bar, but it is. That's why officers are not just going to be patrolling the streets looking for drunk drivers, they're also going to be inside bars and in the parking lots, arresting people before they ever have a chance to get behind the wheel.
In Tulsa, for example, more than two dozen officers will be looking for drunks who are driving or might drive.
"When it comes to DUIs on the streets, over 50 percent of those arrested for DUI come from a bar," said Erik Smoot of ABLE.
That's why there will be a special emphasis on bars.
Officers can arrest people for public intox inside bars. They can also arrest bartenders for serving customers who are intoxicated - that's a felony.Read More
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