Nearly 500 arrests made in Riverside County so far in aggressive holiday period anti-DUI campaign

RIVERSIDE (Wire Service) - More than 460 people have been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in an anti-DUI crackdown that began almost two weeks ago, authorities said, Dec. 27.

The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number of participating agencies -- initiated its end-of-year campaign on Dec. 14.

Between then and Wednesday night, 466 people were arrested for alleged impaired driving, according to Riverside police Sgt. Skip Showalter, the task force coordinator.

Over the same period during the 2011 end-of-year campaign, 474 motorist...