The Southeastern Arizona DUI Task Force made one DUI arrest during a saturation detail conducted in the Sierra Vista area on Wednesday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
The detail was performed by the Sierra Vista Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety, and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. The detail resulted in the following: 67 traffic stops or contacts, 21 warnings or repair orders, five miscellaneous civil citations, 12 civil speed citations, three civil seat belt citations, two felony arrests (load vehicles carrying individuals who entered the country illegally), and one extreme DUI misdemeanor arrest.
The blood alcohol content (BAC) to the alcohol-related DUI arrest was 0.173, which is over two times the legal limit of 0.08.
The Sierra Vista Police Department also participated in the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Mandatory Holiday Reporting Period Program by reporting miscellaneous traffic stats from Nov. 23 through Nov. 26, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The following stats were recorded: 121 traffic stops or contacts, 98 warnings or repair orders, 10 miscellaneous civil citations, one civil speed citation, two driving on a suspended driver’s license criminal arrests, one reckless driving criminal arrest, one false reporting to law enforcement criminal arrest, one criminal speed arrest, one fictitious license plate criminal arrest, one drug-related DUI misdemeanor arrest, two extreme DUI misdemeanor arrests, one super extreme DUI misdemeanor arrest, and three regular alcohol-related DUI misdemeanor arrests.
The average blood alcohol content (BAC) five of the alcohol-related DUI arrests was 0.166, which is just over two times the legal limit of 0.08. The sixth alcohol-related DUI arrest, along with the drug-related DUI arrest, required blood draws.
With the continuous support from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Sierra Vista Police Department reminds drivers that if you choose to drive hammered, you will get nailed. Get a designated driver, not a DUI!
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