Long Beach Police Department officials said Tuesday that a citywide DUI saturation patrol resulted in a number of arrests, citations and impounded cars over the weekend.
The operation, which ran from 6 p.m. Saturday until 2 a.m. Sunday, saw 13 additional patrol officers on the streets looking for drivers under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
The results included:
- 2 DUI arrests
- 1 narcotics arrest
- 1 felony arrest
- 8 unlicensed/suspended license citations issued
- 6 vehicles impounded
- 88 miscellaneous traffic citations issued
- 41 parking citations issued
A police department press release stated, "DUI saturation patrols are a vital component in the fight against impaired drivers. Nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs causes one death every 30 minutes, and one injury every two minutes. The average American has a 30 percent chance of being injured or killed by an impaired driver. Saturation patrols have been proven to reduce impaired driving related collisions by removing these drivers from our streets."
Funding for the operation was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Safety Administration.
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