Officers Patrol Waters for Drunken Boaters
About 20 law-enforcement officers patrolled the waters of Falls Lake Wednesday in an effort to keep people safe for the Independence Day holiday.
Posted — Updated"While we certainly do not want to interfere with anyone's Fourth of July fun, we do want to ensure that the people enjoying the lake will be safe from drivers and boaters who are impaired," Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said Tuesday.
In 2005, there were 164 boating accidents in the state. Of those, 16 were fatal, and alcohol played a role in about 20 percent of those accidents.
A Wake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said Wednesday night that officers checked 61 boats and that no one was charged with boating while impaired. Two people, however, were charged with driving while impaired.
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