Holiday DUI Enforcement Nets More than 2,100 Arrests in Los Angeles
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Local law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County went all out when it came to holiday driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement in 2012. According to a news report in The Diamond Bar Walnut Patch, officials held 72 sobriety checkpoints, 25 DUI warrant sweeps, and 153 DUI saturation patrols countywide as part of their “Avoid the 100” DUI crackdown. This effort to curb drunk and drugged driving during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays resulted in more than 2,100 arrests.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s department, between midnight on Dec. 14 through midnight on Jan. 1, officers arrested 2,168 drivers for operating their vehicles under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. During last year’s enforcement period, there were 2,433 DUI arrests.
