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Super Bowl DUI Patrols Net 43 Arrests

That works out to about one arrest per agency involved in Orange County's stepped-up enforcement effort.

A 38-agency crackdown on drunk driving on Super Bowl Sunday produced 43 arrests in Orange County, officials said Tuesday.

"Officers representing 38 Orange County law enforcement agencies arrested 43 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs," according to a statement.

No DUI-related deaths were reported in Orange County that day, officials said.

Next up: St. Patrick's Day. Officials said they would step up anti-DUI operations throughout the county and region during St. Paddy festivities in March.

Grant funding for the patrols are provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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JustUs February 5, 2013 at 05:10 pm
For full disclosure I think the government should be required to report how many innocent law-abiding drivers were pulled over and questioned at the DUI checkpoints and compare that with how many were actually arrested for DUI. We need a ration here for full disclosure so that people are aware of how many good innocent law-abiding Americans are inconvenienced and harassed. And how many of the 43 arrests were drunks driving home from bars? That's another piece of information that we should get that we don't get.
The Beast ! February 5, 2013 at 11:52 pm
Hey Justus most law abiding citizens are ok with being stop to prevent OTHER law abiding citizens from hurting or killing others while driving drunk.
The last time I checked it was a privilage to have a drivers license, if you dont like it dont drive. Im soooooo sick of people like you, I bet you vote for big goverment and are a democrat !
Jeff Santoni February 5, 2013 at 11:58 pm
Legit point, I've seen the stats posted before on Patch. Maybe the author could provide additional details?
JustUs February 6, 2013 at 12:47 am
Yo, The Beast - have you talked to most law-abiding citizens who've done nothing wrong and obeyed all traffic laws about being forced to pull to the side of the road and submit to police action? Of course you haven't. So you have no idea of what you speak. Things like that aren't supposed to be allowed in free nations - no more than the police conducting random warrantless searches of homes. Got it, pard? You seem to have a real bad attitude, btw.
Ed February 6, 2013 at 01:07 am
I've driven through several sobriety checkpoints. You roll up to the stop, open your windows, the officer (every time polite) asks a few questions, you answer, and you drive on. I don't mind at all, especially if 43 arrests were made.
JustUs February 6, 2013 at 01:16 am
Good, Ed. Then we cancel each other out. If I want to get stopped by the cops for doing nothing wrong I'll move to North Korea. In the meantime I'll complain about it happening here. And most people I've spoken with think it's an abuse of power and a violation of our civil liberties.
Larry Pike February 9, 2013 at 06:51 pm
Couldn't Agree More! The only people who have a problem with it are people that drink and drive and hope not to get caught! I live on the Peninsula and go out drinking frequently, but I either walk to the bars or cab it with friends! I wish the NB police would set up roadblocks more frequently on the peninsula because I hate walking around near my own home because of all the drunk idiots out driving around!
JustUs February 9, 2013 at 07:01 pm
"Couldn't Agree More! The only people who have a problem with it are people that drink and drive and hope not to get caught!"
That's a false statement, Larry. I haven't had a drink in years. Never any illegal drugs except for experimental weed (very little) in high school. You see, some of us cherish our civil liberties and the our Constitutional rights. We don't want to live in the likes of North Korea. But I know that's hard for you to understand.
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