Countywide Anti-DUI Campaign Nets 725 Suspects

RIVERSIDE - A roughly three-week countywide law enforcement campaign targeting drunk and drug-impaired drivers netted 725 arrests, about 4 percent less than last year, authorities reported today.

The Riverside County Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number or participating agencies -- concluded its end-of-year anti-DUI operations at 12:01 this morning. The campaign, which began Dec. 13, involved saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints in numerous locations, including Beaumont, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta and Temecula.

The 725 DUI arrests compar...