Highway Patrol Holiday Crackdown Nets 548 DUI Arrests
During the period from Dec. 12 to Jan. 2, troopers issued 39,000 traffic citations.
More than 500 Florida residents will be heading to court this year to face charges of Driving Under the Influence following a holiday crackdown by the Florida Highway Patrol. Col. David Brierton, director of the Florida Highway Patrol, announced the preliminary enforcement results from the patrol’s involvement in the nationwide Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign Dec. 12 to Jan. 2. To take part in the campaign, the highway patrol beefed up its force by having troopers postpone administrative duties in favor of road patrols and adding reservists and auxiliary troopers to patrol duty. During that three-week period, troopers issued 39,202 traffic citations on Florida highways and made 548 arrests for Driving Under the Influence of …
