'Don't trust your luck'

This year St. Patrick’s Day falls on the weekend — Saturday, March 17 — and local law enforcement urge everyone to drive sober and plan responsibly.

The Havre Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol will deploy extra officers during the holiday to make sure everyone is driving sober and responsible. The Hill County Sheriff’s Office will have staff on patrol as well.

“In the U.S., one person dies in an alcohol-impaired vehicle crash every 50 minutes. On St. Patrick’s Day, one of the deadliest holidays on our nations’ roads, this rate increases,” says a HPD press release. “During the 2012-2...