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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol’s Southeast Region conducted an alcohol saturation that focused on the Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo and the Stutsman County Fair near Jamestown.

The saturation began on July 8 and continued through July 14.

Throughout the week, troopers issued:

• 298 warnings
• 554 citations
• 14 DUI arrests
• six minor in consumption arrests
• 37 other criminal arrests, including driving under suspension, driving without insurance, outstanding warrants and drug-related offenses.

Troopers investigated 22 crashes. There were no fatalities in the southeast region during the saturation. The primary purpose of an alcohol saturation event is to deter the deadly practice of drinking and driving.