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Uploaded: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 9:10 AM
60 arrests in county's holiday DUI campaign
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Sixty people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs last weekend during an ongoing, holiday anti-drunken driving program by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and other county law enforcement agencies, deputies reported Monday, Dec. 17.
The DUI arrests, during a 48-hour sweep that started at 12:01 a.m. Friday and concluded at midnight Saturday, came from routine traffic stops and special DUI deployments overnight in Santa Clara County, deputies said.
The recent patrol is part of the 16-day Winter Holiday Anti-DUI crackdown involving regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers, multiple DUI and driver's license checkpoints, multi-agency DUI Task Force operations and roving DUI patrols throughout the county, deputies said.
Of the 60 arrests, the highest number took place Saturday by the San Jose Police Department, which brought 14 DUI suspects into custody, and sheriff's deputies next with six arrests the same day, deputies said.
Deputies and officers from other county law enforcement jurisdictions made a total of 78 arrests during the same 48-hour period in 2011, deputies said.
The holiday-time campaign, to run through midnight Jan. 1., received its funding from a grant by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. — Bay City News Service Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by who, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 9:22 am Please post names, addresses, and mug shots of these perps. Every one of them is a potential killer. Thank you.
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Posted by I wanna see, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 10:45 am Names, please.
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Posted by Tip of Iceberg, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 11:42 am For every arrest for DUI there are literally thousands of drivers who don't get caught. Please be responsible if you go out drinking and choose to drive. I wish there were breathalyzers installed in all cars that required people to blow before starting the engine. Perhaps this would curb the rate of DUI. I doubt it would have much effect as as judgment is the first thing to go when somebody drinks and everyone thinks they can get away with drinking and driving when they reach the stage where their judgment is impaired (not many drinks!). If you have a party where you are providing alcohol to your guests please be cognizant of the fact that an alcoholic has no "off switch" and will be intoxicated when they leave your home and entering a "lethal weapon" (their car). Consider limiting the amount of alcohol you serve at holiday parties (or better yet have an alcohol free event!). You will feel much better knowing that you aren't contributing to someone's ability to do harm behind the wheel.
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Posted by Judith, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:07 pm It would work if the car would not start if the drunk failed the test.
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Posted by Silke, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Dec 18, 2012 at 1:09 pm That seems like a lot so early in the season. Why is everyone imbibing so heavily?
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Posted by DUI fatige, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:13 pm I hope law enforcement officials consider the many other causes of accidents such as reckless driving, recreational and prescription drugs, poor eyesite, sleep deprivation, road rage, etc., etc. It's myopic to focus on DUI alone.
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Posted by DUI fatige, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Dec 19, 2012 at 2:16 pm @Silke:
You don't have to imbibe heavily to get convicted of DUI. Check out the charts. For the average person a glass or two of wine or beer will get you over the .08 limit. It's not worth taking any chances.
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Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:10 pm Every year we get the same report the same info.
It is so easy now, why can't the "media" add some value to these
numbers with some history and interpretation?
Show a graph from a spreadsheet of these data as far back as
can be shown and maybe connect the stats with some influences
like the price of gas or the price of beer or the weather. ;-)
Show the distribution of locations. I guess it's too touchy
to detail personal characteristics - even if they may be
relevant?
Ooops, Sorry, just complaining about Palo Alto Online ... as usual.
Happy Holidays!!
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