SIERRA VISTA - Southeastern DUI Task Force personnel remind the driving public of the dangers of drunken driving. The task force also will be extra watchful for violators over the Labor Day weekend.

A Lee County deputy was dragged by the driver of a motorcycle at a DUI checkpoint Friday night.

Authorities say they arrested an 81-year-old on a DUI charge after he hit two people in New Port Richey.

The Labor Day weekend is traditionally at the top of the list for DUI crashes in Nevada. Officers will have a beefed up presence and they will be setting up DUI checkpoints in the evening and early morning hours. Inside, find out about AAA's Tipsy Tow and a free way to get home safely.

Law enforcement agencies are heightening DUI patrols for Saturday's Rocky Mountain Showdown at Invesco Field Saturday.

Meanwhile, the New Port Richey Police Department is conducting a DUI Crash investigation in a Thursday accident. According to New Port Richey police, 81-year-old Jack Nelms hit the rear of another vehicle while driving on Main Street.

DUI CHARGES Michael Parris, 45, of 3239 Fourth Ave., Apartment 2D, Beaver Falls, around 9:45 p.m. Aug. 18 on Route 51 in Patterson Township. Further information was not available.

The Butler County O.V.I. Task Force will operate a DUI checkpoint Saturday from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Ohio 127 in the city of Fairfield

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- Authorities said they arrested an 81-year-old on a DUI charge after he hit two people in New Port Richey. Jack Nelms is charged with driving under the influence. Authorities said he careened through the downtown area Thursday and hit two constructions workers.

A grant which helped to initially implement the DUI Court in Forsyth County more than a years ago has been awarded to the county for a third time.