DUI Alert: Wisconsin Steps Up Boat Patrols

Headed up north for some fun on the lake this weekend? Our DUI Lawyers would like to remind everyone that drinking and boating, a common practice on the lake in the summer, can lead to drunk driving charges. Wisconsin, in particular, plans a heavy crackdown on all anyone drinking while boating.

Wisconsin going after drunk boaters

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservation wardens and boat patrol officers plan to step up enforcement of drunken boating this weekend in Wisconsin.

The Department of Natural Resources says it will participate in a nationally-coordinated effort called “Operation Dry Water” Friday through Sunday.

DNR conservation wardens and municipal patrol officers will look for boat operators whose blood alcohol content exceeds the state limit of 0.08 percent. Penalties could include fines, jail and boat impoundment.

The DNR’S Todd Schaller says alcohol not only impairs judgment and reaction time, it can also increase fatigue and susceptibility to the effects of cold water.

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