By Matt Johnson

LITTLE ROCK -The Fourth of July is one of the deadliest holidays of the year and the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office isn't taking any chances.

They'll be out in full force today and tomorrow, setting up on busy interstates and intersections.

"We're going to work areas where there's been large numbers of DWI and large numbers of accidents and incidents down this year," said Sgt. Theodore Haase with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.

Nearly 11,000 people die in alcohol related car accidents nationwide and nearly 200 die in Arkansas alone. Those sobering statistics are why the sheriff's department is intent on keeping their roads safe.

"Nobody's going to have a good time if you get into a serious traffic accident or hurt somebody or end up injured on the way home," said Haase.

It only gets worse on the fourth weekend. Half of all deadly car wrecks involving alcohol happen around the holiday.

The sheriff's office is reminding drivers that a blood alcohol level of over .08 will lead to an automatic arrest this weekend.