Galvin County officials in Texas expect thousands of people to descend on Crystal Beach, for this year's 'Go Topless Jeep Weekend event,' which could complicate coronavirus social distancing measures.
Authorities are planning for a similar-sized crowd compared to the one that gathered in 2019, KHOU 11Sheriff’s deputies are expected to work overtime and will reportedly be assisted by the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to County Sheriff Henry Trochesset. Thirty state troopers will also be made available for the event.
Trochesset said that, with the way things went last year, it will be extremely difficult to police the beach to make sure people are applying strict sanitary standards across the board.“Last year was an overwhelming event,” he told KHOU. “I think it’s going to be almost impossible [to enforce social distancing] depending on the volume of individuals that come down."
In 2019, there were more than 100 arrests and six people were flown off the peninsula to hospitals for medical care, KHOU reported.
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