Stats show large rise in DUI arrests around Fourth - Daily Republic
For example, the South Dakota Highway Patrol made more than 2,100 arrests for DUI last year, averaging about six DUI arrests per day across the state. Over the two-day span of July 3 and July 4, 2014, 35 DUI arrests were made by Highway Patrol officers. Specifically, 23 were on Independence Day last year, meaning it was four times the average number of arrests for a single day. Last weekend, South Dakota was one of the states nationwide participating in "Operation Dry Water," which is a campaign of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. Considering numbers only from the Highway Patrol, 2,165 DUI arrests were made in 2014, which is down nearly 300 arrests from 2010. Miller said patrols and saturation efforts to curb drinking and driving are planned around events where they know... For GF&P, boating impairment has been of increased importance since 2012, when statewide boating enforcement training efforts occurred for the first time. The training takes place each spring ahead of the boating season and covers basic law review and boating under the influence intervention and arrests. Source: www.mitchellrepublic.com
