Lincoln Police say 93 DUI and DWI arrests during their annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign between December 1 and January 1. That’s an increase of 66 percent from 2020.
During that time, officers conducted high visibility traffic enforcement and took a zero tolerance approach to drivers under the influence of alcoholic and drugs. Nine of the arrests made were minors under the age of 21 for DUI.
Other campaign results:
• 21 were the result of a motor vehicle accident investigation
• 3 arrests were for drug impairment offenses
• 5 felony DWI/DUI arrests
• 9 people were arrested for a 2nd offense
• 7 people were arrested for a 3rd offense
• 1 person was arrested for a 5th offense
• The highest blood alcohol test was .357
• There were 12 refusals and 7 blood draws