The Avoid the 25 anti-DUI program conducted its winter mobilization December 12, 2014 – January 1, 2015.
During the 21-day countywide campaign, there were DUI/drivers license checkpoints, a multi-agency strike team, local roving anti-DUI saturation patrols, a DUI warrant/probation sweep and a DUI court sting targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.
Compared to the previous year (2013), there was a decrease in the number of DUI related arrests, while DUI collisions increased.
2014 numbers:
- 222 DUI arrests
- 52 DUI collisions
- 8 DUI injury collisions
- 1 DUI fatal collision
2013 numbers:
- 302 DUI arrests
- 39 DUI collisions
- 6 DUI injury collisions
- 0 DUI fatal collisions
Here are some tips:
-If you drink, do not plan on driving.
-Plan ahead; designate a sober driver before the drinking/partying begins.
-If you have been drinking and need a ride, you can call a taxi, a sober friend or family member or use public transportation.
-Remember, it is never safe to drink and drive: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
Avoid the 25 funding is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Information provided by the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office. Follow them on Facebook
