SAN DIEGO DUI ARRESTS DOWN OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
California Highway Patrol statistics showed that while the number of arrests for San Diego DUI arrests fell this holiday weekend in San Diego over the Thanksgiving holiday, the number of road deaths increased.
In San Diego County, 128 people were arrested by CHP officers on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), 14 less than over the same period last year. There were 1497 California DUI arrests statewide, compared to 1542 California DUI arrests in 2006. That statewide arrest total is up from 1041 Saturday. The CHP began recording holiday weekend arrests and fatalities at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Five people were killed on San Diego County roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday, compared to one at this point last year, the CHP report said. The CHP also reports 34 fatalities statewide, three less than the same time period in 2006.
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