Gwinnett County police will join state Dept. of Natural Resource officers this weekend on patrol around Lake Lanier.
The beefed up patrols will target those boating under the influence.
The extra manpower comes as attention to Georgia’s boating under the influence law is on the increase, due partly to a fatal June 18th incident on Lake Lanier. An alleged drunk boater crashed into another vessel on the lake, killing 13-year-old Griffin Prince and his brother.
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