drunk driving

The mobile command center allows police to test drunk driving suspects and get back out on the street more quickly.

Those DUI crashes accounted for 39% of traffic deaths reported during that holiday period.

Many will celebrate the Fourth of July with a cold one and Cheyenne police will be out in full force to deter people from driving drunk.

When asked why she didn't stop, Gray allegedly told the officer her brakes did not work and that the road was icy.

Officer Kevin Malatesta says the department will be conducting DUI task forces this weekend and next weekend as well as on Independence Day.

In Wyoming, drivers are considered alcohol-impaired if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

Officer Kevin Malatesta says drunk drivers in Cheyenne this weekend will face a very good chance of being arrested.

Wyoming and Colorado Law Enforcement are teaming up to address the increased traffic and potential impaired drivers as fans travel to and from the Border War football game this Saturday, Nov. 4 between the University of Wyoming and the Colorado State University Rams.

Cheyenne Police Department spokesman Officer Dan Long says St. Patrick's Day, which is Monday, typically sees a significant increase in drunk driving.

A spokesman for the Cheyenne Police Department says police responded to fewer drunk driving related crashes in 2013 compared to the year before