The annual winter holiday police crackdown on drunk and impaired driving resulted in 262 arrests on suspicion of drunk or impaired driving throughout Santa Clara County, according to the sheriff’s office.
These arrests were made from Dec. 18 to Dec. 30, police said. This period marks the sheriff’s and other police agencies’ annual winter holiday “Avoid the 13” enforcement effort. The campaign uses grant funds to place extra officers on the road during high-traffic times, and conduct DUI checkpoints and other enforcement activities.
The crackdown campaign emphasizes the preventable nature of drunk driving, as police remind motorists that planning ahead is easy, the press release continues.
“Designate a sober driver or call a cab. But whatever you do, don’t drink and drive,” reads the press release.
Funding for the Avoid the 13 program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
