Sheriff's Dept. announces DUI task force will crack down July 4th throughout county

SAN DIEGO - The Sheriff's Dept. said most Americans may not realize it, but the Fourth of July is one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to alcohol‐impaired driving crashes.

That’s why this Fourth of July the Avoid the 14 DUI Task Force is stepping up enforcement efforts as part of the ongoing “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement crackdown to catch and arrest impaired drivers who put themselves and others at risk.

“The Fourth of July is one of the deadliest holidays due to an increase in impaired‐driving fatalities,” said Sheriff Bill Gore. “Too many people die behin...