Cinco de Mayo DUI task force arrests 511 drivers

Associated Press | Posted:
Sunday, May 8, 2011 3:03 pm

A statewide task force targeting drunken drivers has arrested 511 people over the Cinco de Mayo festivities.

The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety released the results of the task force's efforts on Sunday.

The office says between Thursday and Saturday, 511 drivers across the state were arrested on suspicion of driving drunk.

Of those, 167 were considered extreme DUIs. Those drivers had blood-alcohol levels of .15 percent or higher, double the legal limit of .08 percent.

Fifty-people arrested had prior DUI arrests, and 52 drivers were underage.

As always, the office reminds drivers: "Drive hammered, get nailed!"

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