DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Saturday, Sept. 27 between the hours of 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests.
After falling dramatically for five straight years, statewide figures for 2012 show an increase to 802 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. DUI can impact the economy in addition to the pain and suffering of those immediately affected. Conservatively, a fatality has a $1.4 million impact, an injury $70,000, and a crash that only damages property averages nearly $9,000.
Funding for this program is from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.