Tri-City DUI patrols to start Dec. 5

Tri-City law enforcement is teaming up during December to crack down on impaired driving.

There will be extra patrols on Tri-City roads starting Dec 5.

Law enforcement officials held a press conference at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to kick off the campaign and honor those who have died in DUI crashes.

The extra patrols are part of a statewide effort to arrest people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

From 2008 to 2014, a total of 58 people have been killed and 129 injured in DUI collisions, authorities said. Seven people were killed in DUI crashes in 2014.

This story was originally published December 4, 2015 at 7:12 PM with the headline "Tri-City DUI patrols to start Dec. 5."