DUI Task Force Arrests 8 on Super Bowl Sunday

According to Dwight D’Evelyn, the spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, the recent Tri-City DUI Task Force was responsible for stopping 139 people on Super Bowl Sunday, citing 74 people total, 8 of which were on suspicion of DUI.

He goes on to say that the 19 officers that took part in the task force were from YCSO, DPS, Prescott, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley police departments. They were deployed from the Yavapai College Police Department in Prescott, and monitored the roads between the hours of 4PM and midnight.

Out of the 8 total drivers arrested on DUI charges, one was for extreme DUI with blood alcohol content above 0.15 percent, two were for felony aggravated DUI, and four others were for DUI drugs.

D’Evelyn also made sure to note that four of the drivers stopped were designated drivers who were driving intoxicated passengers home. In response to this, D’Evelyn said “We want to remind everyone to be responsible consuming alcohol and use a designated driver or other means of transportation when possible.”

Due to its successes, the Tri-City DUI Task Force is going to continue operating high-profile DUI enforcement for the rest of the year, and as such, they are stressing to drivers the importance of designated drivers, and the costs of driving impaired. They also are trying to remind people that driving impaired doesn’t just mean alcohol. It’s possible to be pulled over on suspicion of DUI for other substances, such as drugs or prescription medication, or even for driving tired. A basic rule to follow is if you have any feeling, no matter how tiny, that you shouldn’t be driving, then don’t.