[By Paula Peterson]
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – One decision to drive while impaired with alcohol or drugs is one too many, but have the educational campaigns aimed at preventing people from driving drunk or high worked?
There were 43 arrests for DUI in the South Lake Tahoe city limits in the first three months of 2022, five on one night. During the first three months of 2020, there were 52 DUI arrests and 35 in 2021. These numbers are a lot, and people on the road are in danger when the decision is made to drink and drive. There is always constant education available through law enforcement agencies, television, social media, and public relations campaigns to drive the point home.
Is the problem growing, or improving?
Here are some numbers for South Lake Tahoe:
2005 – 368 DUI arrests
2007 – 212 DUI arrests
2010 – 206 DUI arrests
2015 – 125 DUI arrests
2020 – 158 DUI arrests
2021 – 132 DUI arrests
There are […]