Iowa’s new Traffic Fatality Task Force will launch the first of four special traffic enforcement efforts Wednesday (3/17) for St. Patrick’s Day.  State Patrol Spokesman Alex Dinkla says they bring all agencies together to work on the issue.

“As a fatality reduction task force, one of the first things we looked at was data over the last ten years. What are the four deadliest days in Iowa to be on the road?  The first one peaked out here to be March 17th.”

Trooper Dinkla says alcohol is a big factor in the accidents that happen on St. Patrick’s Day—and having St. Patrick’s Day in the middle of the week doesn’t mean people will ease up on the celebrating.