The head of the state police union is calling on additional patrols to crack down on drunken drivers following a series of incidents in which troopers were injured or killed by allegedly impaired motorists.
Rick Brown, president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, told The Boston Globe the problem is particularly bad in the summer. He said Monday more patrols takes more dangerous drivers off the road.
Four state police troopers have been injured and one killed while on duty in the past few weeks. All five accidents took place between midnight and 2:30 a.m., and in four of them drivers face drunken driving charges. Police are seeking a suspect in the fifth case.
Kurt Schwartz of the state public safety office says authorities are looking into ways to address the issue.
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