CCPD: Results of holiday traffic saturation efforts
Over the holiday weekend, the Cape Coral Police Department conducted another high-visibility enforcement DUI operation.
The operation was a saturation patrol conducted citywide from 7 p.m., Friday, to 3 a.m., Saturday, according to officials. Officers were focused on identifying and taking impaired drivers off the road.
A large amount of taxi and UBER usage was noted during the operation, as well as a large volume of vehicles left in the parking lots of the bars.
The results of the operation included:
* Total traffic stops: 17
* Warnings: 8
* Speed citations: 7
* Seat belt citations: 0
* Moving citations: 1
* Non-moving citations: 1
* Open container (driver): 0
* Open container (passenger): 0
* .02 violations: 0
* Criminal citations: 1
* Total citations: 10
* DUI arrests: 1
* Motorcycle DUI arrests: 0
* Other arrests: 1
* Total arrests: 2
The enforcement was conducted with the help of a grant awarded from the Florida Department of Transportation in the later part of 2015.