Okaloosa County deputies deal with multiple DUI incidents over the weekend

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office were busy over the weekend, dealing with multiple people who were driving under the influence, according to posts on their Facebook page.

OCSO officials posted around 1 p.m. Saturday reminding drivers to be safe while on the roadway.

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“The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind you to observe speed limits, pay attention, and most importantly don’t drink and drive,” read the post. “It is better in the long run for the safety of everyone on and along our roadways!”

Shortly after that post, OCSO officials posted about a drunk driver being arrested after being found passed out behind the wheel in a restaurant drive-thru.

That post said, “Alpha North Patrol in fact spent the night responding to multiple DUI related traffic crashes while conducting traffic enforcement and DUI suppression in an effort to prevent these from happening.”

Early Sunday morning, officials made another post about a drunk driver. According to that post, a driver who was under the influence lost control and hit another vehicle. The person driving while under the influence’s car flipped multiple times, according to the post.

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