Arizona Holiday DUI Arrests Down From Last Year
If you were out over the holidays you no doubt saw plenty of police cruisers looking for DUI offenders. According to the Phoenix Business Journal over 27,500 cars were pulled over during this past holiday season in Arizona and about 8% of those ended up as DUI arrests.
From Thanksgiving in November to New Year’s in January, DUI arrests climb all over the country. People happy about the holidays go out, celebrate, and drive home underestimating how much they have had to drink. While there is no denying that drunk drivers should be taken off the road, these checkpoints can be a major distraction for the rest of the drivers trying to get to their holiday locations.
With all of the regular people getting popped for DUI’s this holiday season was NBA commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley. Stars are people too and there’s no doubt Mr. Barkley will have a highly skilled attorney on hand when he goes to court.
The number of DUI arrests in Arizona over the holidays this year took quite a decline from last year. There were about 700 less DUI arrests this holiday season. Whether it was due to effective public service announcements or the price of alcohol in this economy, we don’t know.
What we do know is even though the numbers are down from last year, the holidays bring out more DUI’s than any other time of year. This means crowded courtrooms and even further overworked public defenders.
Our State court system is stretched to its max and the slightest increase means further stresses on the system, which makes a good legal defense even more important.
Are you facing a DUI charge in Arizona that resulted from the holidays? Call our attorneys for a consultation on your case and to see how we can help.
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