Being at Chiefs game was last thing accused drunk driver remembered on NYE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Department said its DWI saturation patrol helped lead to the arrest of three drunk drivers on New Year’s Eve.
On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office posted about the arrests, showing a picture of one of the incidents where the suspected driver ran into a guardrail.
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The driver was found around midnight on Interstate 35 near Winn Road. Police said the last thing he said he remembered was being at the Chiefs game.
Law enforcement across the Kansas City area, including in Clay County, increased patrols for New Year’s Eve.
“It’s not just alcohol, it’s marijuana use, THC, anything that can impair your. Any drug that can impair your cognitive abilities is impaired driving,” Sarah Boyd with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said last week.
