Concordia Police Department

Beginning around December 26 and continuing through January 2, the Concordia Police Department will join many other law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, in the New Year’s Taking Down DUI traffic enforcement campaign.

The New Year’s holiday period outranks most other holidays in the number of crashes in which at least one of the drivers is impaired.

So, plan ahead. Leave your car at home, ride with a designated driver, or take other transportation services. If you are hosting a party, ensure everyone has a sober ride home. If you see what appears to be an impaired driver, please call 911. You might just save a life.

According to Chief of Police Brent Gering, “Keep in mind that if you are going to be using ANY impairing substance—don’t even consider driving. Line up a ride with a sober acquaintance or other safe transportation BEFORE you go out. Make the right choice, the sober choice.”