Local News in Brief : 8 Die in Weekend Crashes
Traffic accidents killed at least eight people in Los Angeles County during the Fourth of July weekend, and more than 600 people were arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, officials said Tuesday.
Statewide, 57 people were killed in traffic accidents during the holiday reporting period from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday, compared to 51 in 1987, California Highway Patrol Officer Jill Angel said. At least 39 of those killed were not wearing seat belts, she said.
Last year, 10 people died in traffic accidents in Los Angeles County during the reporting period.
CHP officers arrested 576 suspected drunk drivers in the agency’s “Operation ID (Impaired Driver)” sweep in central Los Angeles Friday and Saturday nights, at a Sunday night sobriety checkpoint in Rowland Heights and on routine patrol through the weekend, Angel said.
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