Holiday Arizona DUI Task Force Will Start November 27, 2008

Beginning Thursday, more police and sheriff's deputies will hit the streets in search of drunk drivers. Law enforcement statewide is participating in the Holiday DUI Task Force, which runs Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. In Arizona last year, 336 people were killed in crashes where a driver was intoxicated or drug-impaired. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety coordinates the crackdown, which can include saturation patrols, DUI checkpoints and youth alcohol enforcement. A total of 2,828 Arizona DUI arrests were made during the 2007 holiday task-force period.

The legal drinking limit in Arizona is 0.08 percent, but drivers with a lesser blood-alcohol content can be cited for DUI if impaired to "the slightest degree."DUI offenders face a minimum 10-day jail term, fines and license suspensions and must install an ignition-interlock device in their vehicles.

Lindsey Collom - The Arizona Republic

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