Crime & Safety

Holiday DUI Arrests Way Down in Orange County

The California Highway Patrol recorded no fatalities in Orange County over the weekend and nearly half the DUI arrests as last New Year.

The California Highway Patrol in Orange County said today there were no fatalities during the 2016 New Year’s holiday weekend, just as there were none in the 2015 New Year’s holiday weekend, which was a day longer.

The CHP in Orange County made 42 DUI arrests during the 2016 New Year’s holiday enforcement period compared with 78 during the 2015 New Year’s holiday enforcement period.

City News Service; Photo: Shutterstock

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