(LaPorte, IN) - La Porte City Police will target drunk driving next month.

Police say the reason is to discourage drinking and driving with St. Patrick’s Day

and the NCAA basketball tournament in March.

Police say they want people taking part in those activities to have a good time but

not get behind the wheel…if they’ve had one drink too many.

Officers will work overtime to beef up patrols. According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, there were five fatal alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes statewide last March.