New Year's DUIs dampen spirits of 65 drivers

Posted Jan 2, 2013

Dylan Smith
TucsonSentinel.com

The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 65 drivers who were charged with drunk driving over New Year's. Officers handed out 441 other tickets, and found 21 suspected underage drinkers on Sunday and Monday.

A total of 154 officers were deployed over the two nights, said Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman Thomas Peine. Officers from PCSD and the Tucson Police Department, Marana Police Department, University of Arizona Police Department, Tucson Airport Authority Police Department, the National Park Service, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety all participated, Peine said.

Out of 756 stops, officers encountered 58 designated drivers, he said Wednesday.

Blood-alcohol data for those arrested was not yet available, he said.

DUI arrests

VIOLATION	30 Dec	31 Dec	Total
DUI ARRESTS MISDEMEANORS	38	22	60
DUI ARRESTS FELONY	4	1	5
GRAND TOTAL OF ABOVE ARRESTS	42	23	65
Breakdowns:
DUI ARRESTS UNDER 21 YEARS OLD	3	2	5
AVERAGE B.A.C. UNDER 21 YEARS	n/a	n/a	-
DUI ARRESTS EXTREME BAC .15 OR ABOVE	14	9	23
AVERAGE B.A.C. ADULT	pending	pending	-
SEAT BELT CITATIONS	3	2	5
CHILD RESTRAINT CITATIONS	2	2	4
MOVING & NON MOVING CITATIONS	266	175	441
UNDERAGE DRINKING CITATIONS/ARRESTS	12	9	21
MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS	50	31	81
FELONY ARREST	4	1	5
DESIGNATED DRIVERS	31	27	58
TOTAL OFFICERS DEPLOYED	100	54	154
TOTAL CONTACTS/STOPS	464	292	756

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