ST.
PATRICK’S DAY DUI CRACKDOWN – RESULTS
The
St. Patrick’s Day DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers resulted in a
significant number of DUI arrests from the sobriety checkpoints, special
saturation patrols and routine patrols in Los Angeles County over this past
weekend.
From
12:01 a.m. Friday, March 14 through midnight last night, officers representing
100 county law enforcement agencies arrested 571 individuals for driving under
the influence of alcohol or drugs. (Note: These results are preliminary with
some agencies yet to report.)
Law
enforcement officials will be conducting more “Avoid the 100” DUI operations
during Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day weekend holiday and 4th of July. Police,
Sheriff and the CHP encourage motorists to help law enforcement every day:
Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1 anytime you encounter an impaired
driver.
DUI
checkpoints, along with regularly scheduled high visibility DUI enforcement
operations, are proven strategies for removing impaired drivers from the road
and heightening awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence of
drugs and alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, sobriety checkpoint programs can yield considerable cost
savings: $6 for every $1 spent.
Funding
for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic
Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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