Extra crackdown on drunk driving begins in Kansas [Video]

KMBC NINE NEWS AT TEN STARTS NOW WITH THE SEASON HERE. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS SENDING OUT A WARNING, CRACKING DOWN ON DUIS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JACKSON KURTZ. CHRIS AND LAURA ARE OFF. LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS DUI IS INCREASED DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE DRINKING AND TRAVELING. MERRIAM IS LAUNCHING A NEW CAMPAIGN TARGETING DRUNK DRIVERS. OUR TERISA WHITE SHARES WHAT THE POLICE FORCE HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH WITH NEW YEAR’S EVE. COMING UP, YOU MIGHT DRINK, BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE CALLING AN UBER OR STAYING AT YOUR LOCATION BECAUSE YOU MIGHT END UP HERE IF YOU’RE NOT CAREFUL WITH THE STATEWIDE NEW DUI CAMPAIGN. MERRIAM POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVERS THIS SEASON. THE PEOPLE WANT TO CALL US PARTY PARTY POOPERS. THEY DON’T HAVE TO GO ON A DEATH NOTIFICATION AND KNOCK ON A DOOR AT THREE IN THE …