ELKHART — In efforts to protect traveling motorists from impaired drivers, officers from the Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct patrols specifically designated to identify and intercept those driving aggressively and under the influence.

In conjunction with normal patrols, additional officers from the partnership will be out from 10 p.m. Saturday, March 12, to 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Officers will be conducting saturation patrols on the northwest side of Elkhart County.

The Elkhart County Traffic Safety Partnership wants to remind people to get a designated driver and to help keep yourself and the roadways safe this weekend.