This past Saturday, the Long Beach Police Department’s Traffic Division conducted a Driving Under the Influence Saturation Patrol from 8:00pm until 4:00am. “Drunk Driving – Over the Limit, Under Arrest” is the name of the 2012 campaign. During the eight-hour operation, six officers worked the east and south areas of Long Beach looking for impaired drivers. During the operation, officers took the following enforcement actions:
- made eight (8) DUI arrests
- issued one (1) unlicensed driver citation
- issued twenty-three (23) moving violation citations
- impounded six (6) vehicles
DUI Saturation Patrols are a vital component in the fight against both impaired and unlicensed driving. Nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol and/or drugs causes one death every 33 minutes. The average American has a 30% chance of being killed or injured by a driver under the influence. DUI Saturation Patrols have been proven to reduce these types of driving-related collisions by removing such drivers from our streets.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Safety Administration.
For traffic related information, contact Traffic Section Sergeant Ernie Kohagura at (562) 570-5737.