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Fatal traffic accidents down from 2007 over Labor Day weekend
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Oakland Tribune
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September 2, 2008
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The California Highway Patrol reported a small increase in
drunken driving arrests during the Labor Day weekend, coupled with
an almost 50 percent drop in traffic deaths.
As of midnight Sunday, CHP officers had arrested 1,416 drivers
statewide for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, 10
more than during the same three-day period last year.
Statewide, 23 people were killed in traffic accidents, versus 42
in 2007. Nine of the victims this year were not wearing seat belts,
and three were killed riding motorcycles. The CHP reported two fatal
traffic accidents in the Bay Area over the weekend as of midnight
Sunday.
The CHP maximum enforcement period started midnight Thursday and ...