Friday, January 6, 2012

DUI cases increase over holiday weekend in California

Arrests of those suspected of driving under the influence in California were up but traffic deaths were down during the long New Year's weekend, the California Highway Patrol reported on Monday.

In a press released issued Monday, a CHP spokesman said officers arrested 1,181 drivers for driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday, during the CHP's Maximum Enforcement Period, which saw 961 arrests last year during the same reporting time frame.

On CHP-patrolled highways in the nine-county Bay Area, two people died in accidents, compared to five last year during the same time period, and officers arrested 195 on suspicion of driving under the influence, compared to 124 last year during the same period, said Sgt. Trent Cross of the Golden Gate Division's Public Information Unit.

Statewide, 18 deaths from collisions were reported, down from 22 last year in the same time period.

In city police jurisdictions statewide, five deaths from fatal collisions were reported, the same number as last year during the same period.

By deadline Monday, the CHP reported 13 deaths from fatal collisions on CHP-patrolled roadways, down from 16 the previous year.

Cross said that of the 11 vehicle occupants killed within CHP's jurisdiction, 10 were not wearing seat belts. One motorcyclist and one pedestrian were also killed, the CHP reported.

Source: http://www.thereporter.com/ci_19663856?source=rss_viewed

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