San Diego DUI attorneys report Drunken driving arrests in San Diego County were down by more than three-quarters over the Christmas holiday this year, as compared with the same period in 2007, the California Highway Patrol reported today.

From 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 this morning, San Diego DUI officers with the state agency arrested 17 motorists on suspicion of San Diego DUI - driving while intoxicated in the region. Last year, the CHP made 76 San Diego DUI arrests locally.

There were no traffic fatalities on San Diego-area freeways and back-country roads over the 36-hour span.

Statewide, 11 people died in auto accidents, and the Highway Patrol arrested 409 drivers on suspicion of San Diego DUI - driving while inebriated.

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