Get a ride, not a DUI this holiday season. The Scottsdale Police Department, in collaboration with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Arizona Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will be conducting DUI enforcement each weekend over the holiday season starting Friday, November 29. After the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Task Force will operate in the evening and late-night hours every following weekend through New Year's Day morning on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Also participating in the Task Force will be our law enforcement partners from Apache Junction Police, ASU Police, Chandler Police, the Department of Public Safety, Gilbert Police, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Mesa Police, Phoenix Police, Queen Creek Police, Salt River Police and Tempe Police. 

The purpose of the DUI Task Force is to contact drivers who have made the disastrous decision to drive impaired and remove them from the roadway before they hurt others or themselves. This will be done by conducting saturation patrols in different areas of the City. The Task Force will have different command post locations throughout the holiday season.

DUIs are 100 percent preventable. The results of DUI collisions can be devastating and tragic. If people plan on consuming alcoholic beverages or using recreational marijuana, we strongly recommend they also plan ahead to have a sober designated driver who can get them home safely. Other safe options include using a ride-share or a taxi service. 

Please drive sober or find a safe alternate way home.