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PHOENIX -- Authorities said nearly 4,400 people have been arrested in Arizona on suspicion of driving under the influence between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve.

The Arizona Republic reported the arrests were made by officers participating in regional DUI task forces across the state.

The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety reports that officers arrested 4,371 people between Nov. 24 and Jan. 1 for suspicion of DUI-related offenses.

The agency said the average blood-alcohol content of those arrested was 0.15 percent. The state's legal limit is 0.08 percent.

Officials said roughly 2,200 officers participated in the DUI task forces across Arizona.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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    azgal602 wrote...
    Perfect reason
    January 2, 2013 7:18 am
    to stay home on New Year's Eve! No amount of prompting could get me out there. Even if I had a driver to take me back and forth, the 4400 drunks out there are still behind the wheel.
    azgal602
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    how stupid are my fellow arizonans?!
    January 2, 2013 9:17 am
    after all the commericials, signs on the highway, word of mouth... and there's still 4400 of you out there!??! good grief.
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    orichalcem wrote...
    The problem with all of those PSA's
    January 2, 2013 2:38 pm
    is that they were almost exclusively in English.
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    1redcav wrote...
    How many
    January 2, 2013 6:32 pm
    of these arrests were criminal illegal invaders?
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    Steve wrote...
    Micho would have you believe it's
    January 2, 2013 7:57 pm
    the NRA' fault.
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    redinsight wrote...
    My question is...
    January 3, 2013 9:17 am
    ...why did each cop (on average) only catch 2 DUI suspects?
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