Motorists who drink and drive should take heed, as the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Maitland Police Department will, in conjunction with several law enforcement agencies, conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol operation on Friday, February 4, 2011.
With the aim of reducing the number of crashes, fatalities and injuries on highways, streets and roadways in Orange County, a roving patrol composed of deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and local municipalities will saturate the streets, road and highways in and around east, west and central Orange County areas.
The operation will be centered around the B.A.T. Mobile which will be located at the Maitland Police Department, 1837 Fennell Street, Maitland, Florida and begin around 9:00 a.m.
This multi-jurisdictional effort will be hosted by the Maitland Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office and undertaken in collaboration with, Orlando Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol Troop D, Florida Highway Patrol Troop K Turnpike, Winter Park Police Department, University of Central Florida Police Department, Edgewood Police Department, Winter Garden Police Department, Windermere Police Department, Apopka Police Department, Ocoee Police Department, Oakland Police Department, Belle Isle Police Department and the Florida Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Compliance Division, a statement from OCSO said.
The Operations Coordinators for the operation are Traffic Specialist Deputy Sheriff Claude Leslie 407-836-0800 and Lt. John Schardine, Maitland Police Department 407-448-5149.
