CHP: 104 DUI Arrests Made In SD Over Holiday
POSTED: 5:26 pm PDT May 26, 2009
UPDATED: 5:26 pm PDT May 26, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- California Highway Patrol officers made 104 DUI arrests in the San Diego area over the Memorial Day weekend, four fewer than they did during the comparable period last year, the agency reported Tuesday.Over the three-day holiday, meanwhile, there were no fatal traffic accidents on local roads monitored by the CHP. Last year, by comparison, traffic accidents claimed three lives in San Diego County.
Statewide, 45 people died in vehicle crashes this year over the Memorial Day weekend -- compared with 30 last year -- and 1,465 drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, a minor increase from the 2008 total of 1,445.
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