Crime & Safety

Bay Area DUI Arrests Up Over July 4th Weekend, One Fatality Reported

Statewide, 1,562 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Bay City News – Drunken driving arrests were up in the Bay Area over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with one fatality, California Highway Patrol officers reported.

Twelve CHP Bay Area command areas reported 251 DUI arrests, compared with 190 arrests during the same period last year.

Arrests were recorded from Friday at 6 p.m. through Monday at midnight, CHP officer Hector Baiza said. Arrests were up this year in some counties, such as Santa Clara and Monterey.

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Santa Clara County sheriff's Sgt. Rich Sung said 141 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs compared with Β 94 DUI arrests in 2010.

In Monterey County, DUI arrests went from 32 in 2010 to 48 arrests in 2011, a 50 percent jump, said Jan Ford, the county's "Avoid the 18" campaign spokeswoman.

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Arrests fell in other counties, including Solano County. Vallejo police Cpl. Kevin Hamrick saidΒ the "Avoid the 10" DUI task force had 17 arrests this year, down from 21 arrests in 2010.

Sonoma County reported 50 DUI arrests compared with 63 in 2010, Petaluma police Sgt. Ken Savano said.

San Francisco's anti-DUI campaign reported 30 arrests over the long weekend.

Statewide, over the July 4 weekend, 1,562 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, an increase from last year's 1,438 arrests.


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