{"id":405573,"date":"2026-07-20T19:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405573\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:17:07","slug":"fresno-sees-21-drivers-arrested-for-dui-in-one-night-constantly-ranked-high-in-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/405573\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno sees 21 drivers arrested for DUI in one night, constantly ranked high in CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The Fresno Police Department arrested 21 drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence during a DUI enforcement operation on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Police are reminding motorists that a first-time DUI conviction can result in an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, along with a suspended driver&#8217;s license.<\/p>\n<p>The department says another DUI enforcement operation is planned for Aug. 1, with additional patrols and checkpoints scheduled throughout the year as part of an ongoing effort to improve roadway safety.<\/p>\n<p>According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, Fresno consistently ranks among California&#8217;s highest large cities for DUI arrests.<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/woman-arrested-for-dui-in-suspected-stolen-car-after-reckless-drive-through-visalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fresno sees 21 drivers arrested for DUI in one night, constantly ranked high in CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the city recorded 1,516 DUI arrests, ranking Fresno in the following categories:<\/p>\n<p>11th of 15 for alcohol-involved injury and fatal crashes.13th of 15 for nighttime crashes.13th of 15 for speed-related crashes.<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 BuyAutoInsurance.com analysis ranked Fresno as the No. 1 city in California and 9th in the United States for danger from drunk drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The DUI enforcement program is funded through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The Fresno Police Department arrested 21 drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76987,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-405573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}