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Results of Impaired Driving Enforcement (Operation Arrive Alive, Don’t Drink & Drive)

(April 10, 2023) - The Cape Coral Police Department conducted an impaired driving enforcement (Operation Arrive Alive, Don’t Drink & Drive) on April 7, 2023, targeting impaired driving. This operation was conducted citywide and resulted in sixty-nine citations. No driver was stopped without a seatbelt.

We remind and thank the motoring public for always wearing their seatbelts.

The detailed results are as follows:

OPERATION TIME: 06:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.

TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS: 61
WARNINGS: 11
SPEED CITATIONS: 28
SEATBELT CITATIONS: 00
MOVING CITATIONS: 23
NON-MOVING CITATIONS: 3
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING: 02
OPEN CONTAINER (DRIVER): 00
OPEN CONTAINER (PASSENGER): 00
.02 VIOLATION: 00
CRIMINAL CITATIONS: 05
CITATIONS (TOTAL): 69
DUI ARRESTS: 04
ARRESTS (OTHER): 01 (traffic)

***One person arrested for DUI was a juvenile, their booking photo will not be published***

Lopez

ARRESTED: Roque Alfredo Portillo Lopez (W/M 08-02-1964, 2708 NW 4^th Ave)

CHARGES: DUI-Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, (0.15 or Higher).

ARRESTED: Michael James Walker (W/M 11-15-1989, 5338 Colonade Court)

CHARGES: DUI-Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, (0.15 or Higher).

ARRESTED: Zane Ryder Thomas (W/M 01-11-2004, 714 SW 35^th Street)

CHARGES:

DUI-Influence of Alcohol or Drugs

Possession Drug Equipment/Paraphernalia

Possession with Intent to Sell [38.8 Grams of Marijuana & 187 THC Vape Cartridges].

The operation was paid for with FDOT sub-grant funding. Cape Coral currently ranks 7^th out of 37 agencies in Impaired Driving for traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the Highway Safety Matrix – Ranking of Florida. To improve traffic safety in the City, the Department has partnered with FDOT’s Traffic Safety Office to bring additional enforcement and education through the implementation of saturation patrols.

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