At my lake over the weekend, the patrols racked up a record number of DUI's on the water and in the park. My friend has a 40' camper at the park. He is a bit scruffy looking and had been targeted 4 different times by different officers. He said he couldn't turn around without them wanting to a sobriety test. He knew that they were doing a full crack down and vowed not to drink during the holiday weekend. That pretty much saved him except,,,,,,,,,,,he failed to register his truck as his plates had expired. Gave him a written warning and let him go,,,,,,,,,,only to be pulled over again an hour later.
Sometimes I think the LEO's go extreme by some of the tactics they use, but I know it is all in the name of safety. Especially on the water. They had one officer in the woods observing boaters going from the docks to their campsites. While at the campsite, the boaters would guzzle down a few brew and head back out on the lake. That is when the officer in the woods would radio the watercraft patrol to target that watercraft. I'm glad I just stayed tied up in my slip with all the action going on out on the lake.
I have heard that the reason that they are hard on drinking on this lake is due to it is the smallest lake with unlimited horsepower in Ohio. Been lots of accidents in the past and they want to stop the insanity before it starts this year. Hopefully it will work............SS
