58 DUI drivers arrested in Oregon during Super Bowl weekend
February 9th, 2010 - 3:33 am ICT by BNO NewsPORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Fifty-eight drivers were arrested this weekend for drunk driving in Oregon, state authorizes said on Monday.
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers had approximately the same number of DUII arrests this year compared to last year’s Super Bowl weekend.
Fourteen DUII arrests were reported by OSP Springfield Area Command office, eight by the Salem Area Command office, and the Portland and Tualatin Area offices reported seven each.
The troopers did not report any fatal accidents during the weekend, although one occurred Friday evening when a female pedestrian was struck and killed on Highway 34 near Seven Mile Lane.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Super Bowl Sunday has become one of the nation’s most dangerous days on the roadways due to impaired driving, as 48 percent of the fatalities happened in crashes where a driver or motorcycle rider had a blood alcohol concentration level of .08 percent or higher.
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