Campbell Police Arrest Four in Second Day of DUI Crackdown Over Memorial Day Weekend

Law enforcement continued its weekend-long crackdown on drunken driving over the Memorial Day weekend, reporting 47 arrests in Santa Clara County in the first 48 hours since the campaign began on Friday.

Campbell police continue to lead in arrests, with four among the 29 arrested in the county during the 24-hour period for Saturday. Campbell arrested three people Friday.

Fifteen law enforcement agencies participate in the "Avoid the 13" program, which focuses enforcement around holidays where drinking and driving have been a problem.

There were three crashes attributed to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, also called DUI, said Santa Clara County Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Sung. However, there have been no injuries or fatalities.

Sung said the cumulative 47 arrests in the county are down from 2010, when 73 DUI arrests were reported. The California Highway Patrol reports a similar trend in decreased arrests and crashes.

The California Highway Patrol is also conducting "maximum enforcement patrols" statewide throughout the weekend. In the nine Bay Area counties, CHP Sgt. Trent Cross said, arrests totaled 129 by Sunday at 6 a.m., compared with 150 impaired drivers arrested in 2010. During the same period last year, there was one fatality, but there have been none so far this year, he said.

Here is the breakdown of arrests made in Santa Clara County among the Avoid the 13 participating agencies for Saturday:

Campbell police—4 arrests
CHP San Jose office—7 arrests
Los Altos police—1 arrest
Milpitas police—1 arrest
Morgan Hill police—1 arrest
Mountain View police—1 arrest 
San Jose police—10 arrests
Sunnyvale Public Safety—2 arrests 
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department—2 arrests

No further information was available on the CHP arrest locations, which are mostly in Santa Clara County south of Mountain View and north of Gilroy, nor was there information on the Sheriff's Department arrests, which would also encompass the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills and Saratoga. The city of Santa Clara is not included in Saturday's compilation.

Sung encourages people to call 911 if they see suspected drunken drivers, to prevent potential crashes, injuries and fatalities.