Elmhurst Police Give Fair Warning: Don't Drink and Drive

Elmhurst police will increase the number of officers on the roads looking for drunk drivers beginning Friday, Oct. 25, and running through Saturday, Nov. 2. 

It's part of the state-wide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign to keep Halloween and other party-goers safe. Elmhurst police want this to serve as fair warning to those who will be drinking over the next week: "Keep the party off the road."

From 2007-2011, 52 percent of all national fatalities occurring on Halloween night involved a drunk driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Elmhurst police recommend planning in advance a way to get home at the end of the night. Always designate a sober driver. If you are impaired, take a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, use public transportation or stay put.

Police are asking citizens to let them know if they see a driver who appears to be impaired, and take the keys away from someone known to be drunk and planning to drive.

This aggressive crack-down is funded by federal traffic safety funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation.