Fresno County seeing increase in DUI incidents ahead of holidays

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As the vacation play approaches, Fresno County instrumentality enforcement is taking enactment to code the summation successful DUI incidents this year.

During a property league Wednesday morning, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced the region is dealing with an uptick successful DUI cases.

In 2023, they filed much than 4,800 misdemeanor cases and 308 felony cases.

So acold this year, they person filed much than 3,500 misdemeanor cases and 232 felony cases.

Smittcamp says these crimes are preventable.

"Those numbers are shocking, appalling, due to the fact that each 1 one of those drivers had a choice," she said. "Every 1 of those radical had a prime not to thrust portion drinking.''

This vacation season, the Fresno Police section volition person 4 large DUI operations.

Today's effort is to rise consciousness astir the dangers of driving nether the influence