Crime & Safety

25 DUI Arrests In San Diego County Over Holiday Weekend: CHP

A statewide enforcement operation over Memorial Day weekend has yielded 25 DUI arrests so far in San Diego County, the CHP said Sunday.

The enforcement operation began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, the CHP said.
The enforcement operation began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, the CHP said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN DIEGO, CA — The California Highway Patrol is conducting a statewide "maximum enforcement" operation during the three-day Memorial Day weekend, in which all available officers will crack down on traffic violators, authorities said.

The enforcement operation began at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday, the CHP said.

For the period between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Sunday, the CHP reported 25 DUI arrests and no fatalities in San Diego County. For the same period statewide, there were 14 fatalities and 490 DUI arrests, the CHP said.

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For the same period in 2019, San Diego County had 42 DUI arrests and one fatality. For that same period statewide, there were 18 fatalities and 741 DUI arrests.

The DUI arrests are only those made by CHP officers, while fatalities are for all law enforcement agencies.

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The CHP investigates all crashes on freeways and on all roads in unincorporated areas.

—City News Service