Over A 150 Arizona DUI Arrests Over Holiday Weekend

More than 150 drivers were arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. During a three-day period beginning Friday, November 28 and ending Sunday, November 30, DPS Officers made 159 arrests statewide for driving under the influence. Of that number, 17 drivers were arrested for aggravated DUI and 33 were arrested for extreme DUI. The total number of underage DUI arrests was 14. A total of 18 drivers had prior convictions for DUI when arrested and the average blood alcohol content of all of those arrested was 0.145. Only one fatal collision occurred during the holiday weekend on Arizona's statewide highway system.

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