Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office to Participate in Statewide St. Patrick’s Day High Visibility Campaign

Saratoga County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown announced today that the Sheriff’s Office and Saratoga County police agencies will participate in special efforts to bring awareness to the dangers of impaired driving this St. Patrick’s Day holiday. The campaign begins on March 12, 2026, and runs through March 18, 2026. 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the percentage of drunk passenger car drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes during the 2023 St. Patrick’s Day holiday were 31% and 43%, respectively. Young drivers between 21 and 34 years old accounted for the highest percentage (35%) of alcohol-impaired drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes during the same time period. 

“If you’re going out drinking during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, plan for a safe ride now,” Brown said. “It only takes a minute to make a plan and prevent the kind of carnage that no luck of the Irish will ever overcome.”

“The designated driver is not the person who’s had less to drink than everyone else,” Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Captain and Saratoga County STOP-DWI Coordinator Dan Morley said. “Find someone willing to stay stone sober ahead of time and avoid becoming a percentage to be cited in years to come.”

The STOP-DWI Holiday Season High Visibility Engagement Campaign is one of many statewide initiatives promoted by STOP-DWI NY and the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. The Statewide STOP-DWI High Visibility Engagement Campaign also targets Halloween, Thanksgiving, the Holiday Season, Super Bowl weekend, “420 Day,” Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day/End of Summer. 

Highly visible, highly publicized efforts like the STOP-DWI High Visibility Engagement Campaign aim to further reduce the incidence of drunk and impaired driving. You can help to make a difference by having a sober plan. 

Download the mobile app – “Have a Plan” and you will always be able to find a safe ride home www.stopdwi.org/mobileapp. Impaired driving is completely preventable. All it takes is a little planning.