Liquor sales at the casino owned by the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians haven't led to an increase in drunken driving accidents, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Local officials were worried about liquor at the River Rock Casino. But while there have been an increase in drunken driving arrests -- the tribe entered into a contract for private patrols -- accidents haven't risen.

"It isn’t nearly the problem that we thought it might be,” Officer Jon Sloat of the told The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.

Still, Slota said a fatal one-car accident on Monday was likely caused by a person who was drinking at the casino.

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Fatal crash near River Rock casino linked to alcohol (The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat 7/14)