Clark County law enforcement arrested 16 DUI suspects during heightened enforcement efforts over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Officers with the Vancouver and Camas police departments, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol pulled over 62 drivers, according to a press release from VPD. In addition to the DUI arrests, the officers handed out 14 citations and 46 warnings.

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