UHP troopers arrest more than 100 in DUI blitz

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 2 2013 2:07 p.m. MST

More than 100 people were arrested by the Utah Highway Patrol for drunken driving over the extended holiday weekend.

Mike Terry, Deseret News archives

Summary

From Dec. 28 though the end of Jan. 1, 107 drivers were arrested by UHP troopers for driving under the influence. Last year, troopers stopped 93 intoxicated drivers. Of those arrests, 31 were made by troopers in Salt Lake County, said UHP Cpl. Todd Johnson.

SALT LAKE CITY — More than 100 people were arrested by the Utah Highway Patrol for drunken driving over the extended holiday weekend.

Weber County had nine DUI arrests on the freeways and Davis County had seven. A DUI squad that worked between several jurisdictions, though mainly in Salt Lake County, made an additional 29 arrests, Johnson said.

A total of 3,739 vehicles were stopped during the statewide DUI blitz. The good news, Johnson said, was there were zero fatalities on highways.

Salt Lake police also arrested a total of 10 DUI drivers in their jurisdiction on New Year's Eve.

— Pat Reavy, Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam

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Chris B

Salt Lake City, UT

We should probably outlaw cars as there is the potential for them to be used as deadly weapons.

Or at least ban all cars that go faster than 5 miles per hour, as those are capable of killing many more people than simply the cars that only More..

2:09 p.m. Jan. 2, 2013
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UTCProgress

American Fork, UT

Or maybe we should regulate cars and license their owners, given the ability for a car to be used as a deadly weapon. Maybe we could even require that car owners purchase insurance in case they injure someone with their vehicle. Oh wait...we do More..

3:21 p.m. Jan. 2, 2013
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lost in DC

West Jordan, UT

UTCProgress,
driving a car is NOT a right spelled out in the constitution. Gun ownership is.

Nice apples to tornadoes comparison, though. How funny are you now?

Thanks, UHP. Now let's hope the judiciary and Sim Gill More..

4:35 p.m. Jan. 2, 2013
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