SAN DIEGO COUNTY — Over the long Christmas weekend, 67 people were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in San Diego County, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
The number of arrests fell from the prior year, when the total was 95, even though the period when data was collected — from Thursday evening through midnight Sunday — was two days longer than last year.
Meanwhile, San Diego County highway fatalities jumped this holiday season. Seven people died in the CHP’s jurisdiction, the agency said, compared to two in 2008.
CHP spokesman, Officer Larry Landeros, said he had no information about the nature of the fatalities.
Statewide, 1,104 people were arrested for driving under the influence during the holiday period, down from 1,397 the prior year. California saw 22 highway fatalities, compared to 37 in 2008.
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