holiday dui arrests up 69%

More DUI arrests, fewer traffic deaths this holiday weekend
Bay City News
Sunday, December 25, 2005

The California Highway Patrol is reporting both good news and bad when it comes to DUI totals for the holiday season.

Statewide, the number of people arrested for driving under the influence over the Christmas weekend has increased sharply from the same time period last year, according to preliminary CHP statistics.

Between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. today, CHP officers have arrested 890 motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Last year, the total number of DUI arrests for the first 36 hours of Christmas weekend was 526.

However, although the CHP's numbers seem to indicate that more motorists are drinking and driving this year, fewer people have died statewide in traffic collisions, according to the preliminary statistics.
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