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The Florida Highway Patrol will step up patrols throughout the state beginning at midnight Saturday throughout Christmas Day.  Troopers will be targeting aggressive drivers, speeders, those not wearing not seat belts or those with children improperly restrained.  FHP Major Ernie Duarte also reminds drivers not to drink before taking the wheel.

“People think you have to be basically, just falling drunk to be a danger and that’s not the case,” he said.  “Statistics, studies show that just a few drinks, it does impair the ability for someone to drive their vehicle, to react to danger, to react to someone stopping, to a child running in front of them.”

If you see trouble on the highway, you can call FHP at *FHP (*347) from your mobile phone.