Close to 2300 Arizona DUI Arrests Made During the Holidays

Statewide total for drunk driving in Arizona covers Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve window.

Law enforcement agencies across the state arrested nearly 2,300 motorists for driving under the influence in Arizona. The annual sweep began Thanksgiving Day and ended New Year’s Eve.

Officers made 26,917 traffic stops resulting in 2,262 DUI arrests. A spokesperson for the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety said the total number of arrests were down from the previous year, though that was partly influenced by the fact that the enforcement window was a week less due to a late Thanksgiving. Of the arrests, 175 drivers were charged with extreme DUI which is applied when the blood alcohol content is .15% of greater. The legal limit for intoxication in Arizona is .08%. The average BAC of all the arrested drivers was .148%.

The arrest total includes 143 charges of underage Arizona DUI.

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