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Law enforcement patrol nabs drivers for variety
of motor vehicle, criminal offenses

While Idaho law enforcement’s summer impaired driving mobilization continues through Sunday (July 12), ITD statistics show that more impaired drivers were arrested during law enforcement’s last mobilization, March 8-22.

Statewide, law enforcement officers from 55 agencies made 459 driving-under-the influence (DUI) arrests during the 14-day period.

In addition to the DUI arrests, officers also apprehended 163 fugitives, made 288 felony arrests and 99 under-age alcohol possession arrests, recorded 373 drug arrests and recovered 11 stolen vehicles. A number of additional citations also were issued during the mobilization:

556 seat belt citations
39 child safety seat citations
28 youth seat belt citations
585 suspended license citations
1,589 uninsured motorist citations
2,919 speeding citations
61 youth speeding citations
58 reckless driving citations

ITD’s Office of Highway Operations and Safety works to reduce deaths and injuries from traffic crashes utilizing federal funds to address dangerous driving behaviors. The next statewide impaired driving law enforcement mobilization is planned for Aug. 24 – Sept. 7.