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Fourth Of July Weekend Fatalities

Sacramento, CA — The Highway Patrol reports 38 people were killed by traffic collisions across the state this four-day Independence Day weekend.

That´s down from 45 fatalities during the three-day holiday weekend last year.

1,731 people were arrested for driving under the influence this year, up from 16-hundred in 2005.

Officer Tom Wills reports there were no fatalities in Tuolumne and only three motorists were arrested for driving under the influence.

Written by Bill Johnson

This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 1:55 pm