104 individuals arrested for DUI in first two days of Memorial Day weekend in Riverside County

RIVERSIDE - Riverside County arrests for impaired driving during the first two days of the Memorial Day weekend were down slightly from the same time last year, a spokesman for the Avoid the 30 DUI campaign said today.

For the first 48 hours of the weekend that began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, officers representing 30 Riverside County law enforcement agencies arrested 104 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, eight fewer than in the same period in 2011, according to Riverside police Sgt. Skip Showalter.

There have been no alcohol-related deaths reported this year, althoug...