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Audio: 
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• Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Erik Bilstad on the dangers in drinking and driving, especially today
• Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Vicky Hollowell on Miller Free Rides helping people avoid drinking and driving
• Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Jay Sorgi on how they celebrate St. Patrick's Day a little different on the Emerald Isle

Law enforcement agencies will be out in full force Monday, in order to keep drunken drivers off the streets. 

"When you get behind the wheel of an automobile and you've had too much to consume, your car becomes a dangerous weapon," Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. told Newsradio 620 WTMJ.

The sheriff's department, along with the State Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are amping up  public awareness and enforcement Monday.

"We want people to feel that if they have too much to drink and get out on the freeway system, they're going to get caught," the sheriff said.

MADD state Executive Director Kari Kinnard stressed that St. Patrick's Day revelers should know there are options other than driving. 

"Get that designated sober driver, get that taxi, or use the bus service," Kinnard pleaded.  "Just don't take that ride in the back of the sheriff's deputy's squad."

Click here for a MADD guide to the .08 standard of drunken driving.