July 15, 2014— Centre LifeLink EMS had a busy Arts Festival weekend with 88 total calls between Friday and Sunday. 43% of these calls were alcohol related, and not included in that percentage were 19 injuries related to alcohol. Centre LifeLink staff noted, “We saw a lot of assaults over the weekend”.
The weekend was comparable to this past State Patty’s Day weekend, which resulted in 50 total calls, 48% of which were alcohol related.