Holiday DUIIs Up From a Year Ago

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Oregon State Police troopers reported an uptick in the number of DUII arrests made over this New Year’s holiday period, Dec. 31, 2014, at 6 p.m., to Jan. 1, 2015, at 11:59 p.m.

During the 2014-2015 holiday period troopers arrested 37 drivers on charges of driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, up from 2013 when troopers arrested 29 impaired drivers.

Troopers responded to 35 crashes this year, two of which involved one or more fatality.