Holiday DWI / DUI arrest totals...

Here are the claimed totals for a few states.

Arizona: 2,800+ Holiday DUI arrests statewide

Minnesota: 3,350 motorists tagged for DWI

North Carolina: 4,367 Holiday DWI arrests

Arizona cops arrest 2,300 drivers for DUI in Holiday crackdown

Phoenix, AZ

In a statewide effort, Arizona cops have stopped 32,000 drivers, arrested 2,300 for DUI, and issued 9,500 non-DUI citations.

Authorities participating in a statewide holiday drunken driving task force say they've now made more than 2,300 DUI arrests since the effort began last month.

On Friday alone, 182 drivers were booked on drunken driving charges.

The Governor's Office of Highway Safety coordinates the effort, which involves saturation patrols, DUI checkpoints and youth alcohol enforcement using officers from dozens of law enforcement agencies.

Authorities have stopped more than 32,000 drivers and issued more than 9,500 citations for driving offenses besides DUI.

Under a new state law, DUI offenders face a minimum 10 day jail term, fines and license suspensions and must install an ignition interlock device in their vehicles.

The task force continues through New Year's Day.

DWI/DUI cops say, "Don't make us your designated driver."

Anne Arundel, MD

The Anne Arundel, MD Police come up with a great slogan for DWI/DUI prevention and favor saturation patrols over sobriety checkpoints.

No sobriety checkpoints are planned, but police still intend to arrest plenty of drunk drivers in Anne Arundel this New Year's Eve.

"We will have extra officers on duty, both uniformed and plain clothes," said Officer Hal Dalton, a city police spokesman. County officers said they will also beef up patrols throughout the extended holiday weekend.

Cpl. Mark Shawkey, a county police spokesman, said saturation patrols are just as effective, if not more so than checkpoints. They utilize several officers in patrol vehicles to spread out through a larger geographical area.

"Whereas, checkpoints focus on one main thoroughfare and are more limited in their scope," he said. More >>