It was a busy weekend for Cody police.

Between early Friday morning and Sunday night, Cody officers made nine arrests — including five people suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. All were Park County residents, including a 49-year-old Cody man who was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving with a child under the age of 16 in his vehicle. Todd Phelps was arrested after someone reported he’d gone through the McDonald’s drive through with an open container of alcohol, Cody police logs say.

No arrests were made in Powell over the weekend.

Coincidentally, the unusual number of arrests in Cody came just before the Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving kicked off a new summer campaign aimed at bringing attention to the consequences of impaired driving in Wyoming.

Historically, more fatal crashes happen on Wyoming roads during the three months between Memorial Day and Labor Day than any other time of year, the council says. It says more cars on the road, an increase in motorcyclists and tourists, and an increase in impaired driving are all factors that contribute to the spike.

A total of 225 impaired driving traffic crashes occurred in Wyoming between January and April. In 2018, there were a total of 697 alcohol-involved crashes — including 32 fatal crashes and 270 involving injuries.

“Driving impaired, whether by alcohol or drugs, is not an acceptable behavior in Wyoming,” said Wyoming Highway Patrol Colonel Kebin Haller. “Every day, adults in our state make good decisions and the decision to not drive impaired is a positive statement of personal responsibility. And it will save lives.”