Through the first 10 days of a countywide crackdown, law enforcement officers have arrested 259 individuals on suspicion of driving under the influence, a number far off from last year’s pace, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department.
At this juncture last year during “Avoid the 13” – an annual campaign named for the 13 agencies ramping up efforts to nab drunken drivers – 320 arrests had been made, the Sheriff’s department reported.
There were no DUI deaths in the county Christmas night, but there were two DUI-related traffic collisions, resulting in three minor injuries, according to a press release.
Gilroy and Morgan Hill police will administer a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint Thursday night in Morgan Hill.
The increased, anti-DUI efforts began Dec. 16 and will conclude Jan. 2.
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