Cops on the lookout for impaired drivers during holiday weekend

Dozens of officers, deputies and troopers will saturate the area looking for drivers impaired by alcohol, drugs or any controlled substances.

If you're thinking about getting behind the wheel after having a few beers or smoking a bowl to kick off the holiday weekend, better think again. Eight Portland-area law enforcement agencies will be on the road looking for intoxicated drivers.

Police officers from Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, North Plains and Tigard departments; sheriff's deputies from Multnomah and Washington counties; and Oregon state troopers are part of a DUII enforcement mission on the region's major highways from Friday, Aug. 31, to Saturday, Sept. 1.

The two-night effort hopes to deter people from getting behind the wheel while impaired, and to take enforcement against impaired drivers. Dozens of officers, deputies and troopers will saturate the area looking for drivers impaired by alcohol, drugs or any controlled substances. Officers trained in drug recognition techniques will be out to evaluate drivers who are under the influence of controlled substances or drugs like marijuana.