Sheriff's office to increase patrols for holiday

The Benton County Sheriff's Office will increase patrols for drunk drivers, according to a news release.

The Sheriff's Office will increase patrols beginning today and continuing through July 7, according to the news release .

The Independence Day holiday is one of the most deadly for crashes involving alcohol, the release said. Thirty-nine percent of the 392 fatal car accidents across the United States during the 2010 Independence Day holiday involved alcohol, according to 2010 data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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