St. Patrick's Day Weekend DUI Patrols: Phoenix, East Valley, and West Valley

Drunk driving is bad. That said, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend, as well as St. Patrick's Day:...

By Matthew Hendley

March 13, 2015

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Drunk driving is bad.

That said, here's where police will be setting up "saturation patrols" around the Valley, looking for impaired drivers this weekend, as well as St. Patrick's Day:

Police in Phoenix will have "saturation patrols" based in six different areas around the city on Friday and Saturday nights.

27th Avenue and Thunderbird Road

Seventh Street near Northern Avenue

Cave Creek Road and Deer Valley Road

22nd Street and Thomas Road

Central Avenue and Elwood Street

27th Avenue and Thomas Road

See East Valley and West Valley DUI patrol locations on page two.

The East Valley DUI Task Force will be in Gilbert on Friday, then Mesa and Chandler on Saturday, followed by Scottsdale on Sunday, and will be back in Gilbert on St. Patrick's Day.

Friday: Near Elliot Road and McQueen Road in Gilbert

Saturday: Rio Solado Boulevard near Loop 101 and 202 in Mesa

Saturday: Downtown Chandler

Sunday: McKellips Road and Miller Road in Scottsdale

Tuesday: Gilbert Road and Baseline Road in Gilbert

The West Valley DUI Task Force will be in Avondale on Saturday, near Dysart Road and Thomas Road.

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