TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- Texas game wardens saw the highest number of boating while intoxicated charges and responded to several boating collisions this past Memorial Day weekend, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) said.

Memorial Day weekend is a holiday meant to honor and celebrate the lives of military personal who lost their lives while fighting for our freedom.

However, some Americans can take the celebration too far and when alcohol is combined with getting behind the wheel of a boat, it sometimes leads to bad outcomes. The Texas game wardens witnessed these outcomes this past Memorial Day weekend.

“Our wardens don’t just patrol the water, they serve wherever they’re needed,” TPWD law enforcement director Colonel Ron VanderRoest said. “This weekend was a good example of t

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