Memorial Day Weekend 2017

State Troopers all across Arizona participated in special enforcement activities to help make the Memorial Day Holiday travel safer. 

Starting on May 24th, through May 29th, troopers participated in locating and arresting those with outstanding DUI warrants.

Click here to view the news release: AZDPS Set to Begin Memorial Holiday Traffic Enforcement

Troopers, statewide, arrested the following:

• 17 Felony DUI warrant arrests
• 113 Misdemeanor DUI warrant arrests
• 10 additional warrant (non-DUI) arrests

During the warrant detail troopers also made:

• 5 DUI arrests
• 4 drug arrests
• 1 weapons misconduct arrest
• 1 stolen weapon arrest

State Troopers participated in a variety of details ranging from special DUI details to collision reduction, speed enforcement, reckless, distracted driving, and seat belt use details.

These are the results of the trooper’s activities:

• 8,078 contacts
• 99 DUI arrests
  • 77 impaired by alcohol
  • 22 impaired by drugs

Of those 99 DUI arrests:

• 86 were misdemeanor DUI arrests
• 13 were felony DUI arrests
• 13 drivers were extreme DUI
• 7 were minors under the age of 21
• 4 minors cited for minor consumption of alcohol

For traffic enforcement:

• 147 30-day impounds
• 522 seat belt citations
• 90 child restraint citations
• 201 criminal speed citations
• 2,139 civil speed citations
• 1 reckless driving citation