Arizona Officials Nab 15 Impaired Drivers at Tucson Checkpoint

Tucson, Ariz. police used a sobriety checkpoint to pull over 1,084 drivers while arresting 15 on suspicion of drunken driving, city police said in a statement about the operation.

The checkpoint ran from early on April 25 through 3 a.m. on April 26.

Seventeen Tucson police officers staffed the checkpoint, the statement said.

According to the results, there were four extreme DUI arrests of drivers with blood alcohol levels of 0.15 percent or higher.

One driver was arrested and booked on suspicion of aggravated DUI and three minors were cited for possession of alcohol, Tucson police said.

The average blood-alcohol level for arrested motorists was 0.13 percent. The state’s legal limit is 0.08.
___

Information from: Tucson Citizen, http://www.tucsoncitizen.com

Latest Comments

• May 2, 2008 at 5:18 am

  Ivy says:

  Carl and "Dear Bill" probably thinks rape is a victimless crime as well. What pigs.
• May 2, 2008 at 5:05 am

  Ivy says:

  I concur Joey, that can't be the real Dread. I usually agree with Dread except when s/he goes off on a "racist" tangent or about MADD. I feel if you aren't "for" MADD then are... read more
• May 2, 2008 at 7:19 am

  shawn in AZ says:

  I agree with Ivy. Who in their right mind ever thinks that a DUI is a victimless crime. They must only be measuring in numbers of how many motorists are killed, so by carl a... read more