78 charged with DUI in a week in Delaware

(AP) – Officials say 78 people were arrested last week on DUI charges.

The Office of Highway Safety said in a news release Tuesday that four of those arrests were made at checkpoints conducted by the New Castle County DUI Task Force and Delaware State Police.

Checkpoint Strikeforce is a regional 6-month campaign aimed at arresting DUI offenders by using high-visibility enforcement.

The next checkpoint is set for Saturday in Bear and New Castle.

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