CHP reports rise in holiday arrests
From the Modesto Bee. In the Modesto area, DUI arrests jumped to 26 this year from 16 last year. DUI arrests more than doubled to 19 in the Merced area this year, according to the CHP.
The trend of more arrests was seen statewide during the CHP's maximum-enforcement period this New Year's weekend. The CHP reported 1,481 DUI arrests this year, compared with 1,145 last year.
As part of its enforcement effort, the CHP had warned that it would look for drunken drivers and arrest those with blood alcohol levels over the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
There were fewer fatalities reported during the holiday: 28 people were killed in crashes within the CHP's jurisdiction, compared with 34 last year.
CHP officials credited the decline in deaths to the officers who worked the holiday weekend, increased public awareness and motorists who reported drunken drivers by calling 911, as directed by electronic highway signs.
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The trend of more arrests was seen statewide during the CHP's maximum-enforcement period this New Year's weekend. The CHP reported 1,481 DUI arrests this year, compared with 1,145 last year.
As part of its enforcement effort, the CHP had warned that it would look for drunken drivers and arrest those with blood alcohol levels over the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
There were fewer fatalities reported during the holiday: 28 people were killed in crashes within the CHP's jurisdiction, compared with 34 last year.
CHP officials credited the decline in deaths to the officers who worked the holiday weekend, increased public awareness and motorists who reported drunken drivers by calling 911, as directed by electronic highway signs.
Read the complete story here.
