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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 6, 2011 DUI Campaign FINAL REPORT Day 18 of 18 – Through Monday, September 5, 2011 Total Arrests 209 DUI Arrests 175 DUI Probation Arrests 7 DUI Warrant Arrests 27 DUI Crashes 5 Fatal DUI Crashes 0 Fatal DUI Victims 0 Injury DUI Crashes 5 Injured DUI Victims 6 AVOID the 13 DUI Task Force FINAL CAMPAIGN RESULTS 175 Arrested for DUI 5 INJURY CRASHES NO FATAL DUI COLLISIONS [Sonoma County, CA] – The Avoid the 13 Sonoma County DUI Task Force announced the final results of the 18 day anti-DUI campaign that began Friday, August 19, 2011 and concluded at midnight Labor Day (last night) September 5, 2011. The DUI Task Force recorded a total of 209 arrests during the campaign. Of those arrested, 162 drivers were arrested for DUI during roving DUI patrols. Another 13 DUI arrests came from four checkpoints on August 18th, 19th in Petaluma and September 1st and 2nd in Santa Rosa. A DUI Task Force Operation on Friday night August 26, 2011 targeted DUI probationers and netted 7 additional arrests for probation violations. On Sunday, August 28th, the DUI task force conducted a DUI warrant sweep from 9am to 5pm. Twenty five law enforcement officers from all 13 agencies in the county attempted to serve 124 DUI warrants. Officers arrested 27 DUI warrant offenders during the campaign. During the campaign, there were 5 injury DUI collisions that injured 6 people. There were NO FATAL CRASHES reported. The Anti-DUI Campaigns are working. DUI arrests for the Summer Mobilization Period have increased to their highest level in three years. At the same time, DUI collisions are at their lowest in the same reporting period. DUI arrests are up 12% from the 2010 Summer Mobilization Period from 155 to 175. While DUI crashes have dropped 37% from 2010 from 8 to 5. Summer Mobilization Periods 2009, 2010, 2011 DUI Arrests DUI Warrants Injury DUI TC's Injured Victims Fatal DUI TC's Fatal Victims 2009 168 11 8 10 0 0 2010 155 29 8 10 0 0 2011 175 27 5 6 0 0 In the last three years, Sonoma County law enforcement officers have recorded 498 DUI arrests. There have been ZERO fatal crashes in the all of the DUI campaign periods for the last three years. In the last three summer campaigns there have been 21 injury DUI collisions that have injured 26 people. The next DUI campaign period with the Winter Mobilization Period from the middle of December through New Years day. The national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over crackdown is led by NHTSA with the California Avoid DUI Task Force Campaign combining high-visibility enforcement and heightened public awareness through publicity. For more information, visit the High-Visibility Enforcement Campaign Headquarters at www.StopImpairedDriving.org. Statewide and local Avoid DUI Task Force Campaign Enforcement Schedules and Daily DUI Arrest/Fatal Stats, visit the californiaavoid.org.sr22insurance.net/. The Program is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety who reminds everyone to please – Report Drunk Driving – Call 9-1-1! Media Notes: To schedule an interview regarding Anti Drunk-Driving efforts, or request a ride-along with law enforcement during the holiday period, please contact Sergeant Ken Savano via email at [email protected]. # # # AVOID the 13 Sonoma County DUI Task Force - The Petaluma Police Department serves as the lead agency for the regional DUI enforcement efforts in Sonoma County to reduce alcohol-involved fatalities and injuries and raise general public awareness regarding the problems associated with drinking and driving. Participating agencies include Police Departments from the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Windsor, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department, Sonoma County Probation Department, Sonoma State University Police Department, Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department, ABC, MADD, the California Highway Patrol, and State Parks. Grant funded activities include DUI checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols, DUI Task Force Operations and Warrant/Court Sting operations for repeat DUI offenders during the Memorial Day, Fourth of July, August-Labor Day Mobilization, Winter Holiday Mobilization, and other designated Special Events and holidays with identified DUI problems. AVOID the 13 is a collaborative enforcement and education effort between the 13 law enforcement agencies in Sonoma County. For further information go to www.californiaavoid.org. CONTACT: Sergeant Ken Savano Petaluma Police Department – Traffic Unit 707.778.4596 office 707.481.3567 cell Email: [email protected] # # #