Patrol officers were dispatched to scour the city last Friday for drunk drivers, and found several traffic offenders, authorities said Tuesday.
The specialized patrol operation ran from 6 p.m. Friday night until 2 a.m. Sunday morning and included the entire city. During the eight -hour operation, 8 additional police officers paid for by grants patrolled the city looking for impaired drivers. During the operation, the following arrest and citations were issued.
(5) - DUI Arrests
(1) - Felony Arrest
(6) - Unlicensed driver traffic citations issued
(3) - Suspended license traffic citations issued
(5) - Vehicles Impounded
(67) - Miscellaneous traffic citations issued
"DUI Saturation Patrols are a vital component in the fight against impaired drivers. The average American has a 30-percent chance of being injured or killed by an impaired driver," said Officer Israel Ramirez, a Long Beach Police Department spokesman.
"Nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs results in one death every 30 minutes, and one injury every two minutes. Saturation patrols have been proven to reduce impaired driving related collisions by removing these drivers from our streets." Ramirez said.
Funding for the operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Safety Administration.
"When more people drive sober and safely, lives are saved. It's just that simple," said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic safety. "This grant will help make Long Beach just that much safer of a place to work and live."
The specialized patrol operation ran from 6 p.m. Friday night until 2 a.m. Sunday morning and included the entire city. During the eight -hour operation, 8 additional police officers paid for by grants patrolled the city looking for impaired drivers. During the operation, the following arrest and citations were issued.
(5) - DUI Arrests
(1) - Felony Arrest
(6) - Unlicensed driver traffic citations issued
(3) - Suspended license traffic citations issued
(5) - Vehicles Impounded
(67) - Miscellaneous traffic citations issued
"DUI Saturation Patrols are a vital component in the fight against impaired drivers. The average American has a 30-percent chance of being injured or killed by an impaired driver," said Officer Israel Ramirez, a Long Beach Police Department spokesman.
"Nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs results in one death every 30 minutes, and one injury every two minutes. Saturation patrols have been proven to reduce impaired driving related collisions by removing these drivers from our streets." Ramirez said.
Funding for the operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Safety Administration.
"When more people drive sober and safely, lives are saved. It's just that simple," said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic safety. "This grant will help make Long Beach just that much safer of a place to work and live."
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