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CHP reports over 1,000 Thanksgiving DUI arrests

During the maximum enforcement period of four days, police reported making 1,016 DUI arrests.

During the Maximum Enforcement Period, the California Highway Patrol arrested over a thousand people for driving under the influence.

Lasting from the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving to the following Sunday, this enforcement period ended. Police reported 1,016 DUI arrests during that time period.

 

In the same four days last year, police arrested 1,033 people for driving under the influence.

There were fewer fatal accidents and 175 DUI arrests made by the Central Division of the California Highway Patrol.

In contrast to 2021, when there were 14 fatal crashes in the Central Division, 2022 saw only four.

Source: abc10

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