Statewide Iowa — Law enforcement officers across the state will be out in force the next couple of days in a “4/20” specialized enforcement campaign. 4/20 is the unofficial national “holiday” for those who smoke marijuana.
The project is called Drive High, Get an OWI, as Iowa State Patrol Trooper Nick Erdmann explains.
Normally when we think of impaired driving we think of alcohol, but Erdmann says drugs are often more of an issue than alcohol.
He says even prescription drugs can cause problems.
Trooper Erdmann says driving impaired, whether due to alcohol or drugs, can put a big pinch on your pocketbook.
He says those costs pale, however, in comparison to the consequences of being involved in an accident in which somebody is hurt or killed.
Law enforcement officers at the state, county and city level will be out and about Friday and Saturday for the 4/20 enforcement project. And to those drivers who are NOT impaired by drugs or alcohol, Trooper Erdmann says his best advise is to watch out for impaired drivers, and drive defensively.
