Winter Holiday San Mateo County Avoid the 23 DUI Campaign-Final Report
The 2014/15 Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on drinking drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from the sobriety checkpoints, special saturation patrols and routine patrol in the San Mateo County “Avoid the 23 ” DUI Campaign for the past 21 days.
From 12:01 AM Friday December 12th, through Midnight Thursday January 1, 2014 officers representing all San Mateo County law enforcement agencies have arrested 157 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In the winter 2013/14 campaign, 186 people were arrested for DUI. The rainy weather at the beginning of the campaign may have contributed to this year’s lower number of DUI arrests, as drivers may have chosen to remain at home. Easily accessible ride sharing services also may have contributed to the lower number of DUI arrests. In either case, there appears to be less drunk drivers on the road this year. We also had no fatalities involving drivers under the influence, and there was just one crash resulting in two injuries.
Law enforcement officials will be conducting more Avoid DUI operations throughout the county and region next during Super Bowl Sunday in February and then again for local St. Patrick’s Day Festivities in March. The Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help law enforcement every day: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1 anytime you encounter an impaired driver.
DUI Checkpoints, along with regularly scheduled high visibility DUI enforcement, are proven strategies with the goal of removing impaired drivers from the road and heightening awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), sobriety checkpoint programs can yield considerable cost savings: $6 for every $1 spent. Multiple DUI Campaigns are planned in 2015.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Address/Location
Daly City Police Department
333 90th St
Daly City, CA 94015
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 650-991-8119
Diane McCarthy
Administrative Services
[email protected]
650-746-8373