Two killed, 79 DUI suspects arrested over holiday weekend

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Two people were killed and 79 DUI suspect were arrested over Labor Day weekend. 

According to the California Highway Patrol, one of those killed was a pedestrian hit by a suspected drunk driver, about a block away from a sobriety checkpoint in Imperial Beach.

The other was a motorcyclist who crashed on state Route 163 in Balboa Park.

Statewide, 32 people lost their lives to road accidents over the 78-hour period between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Monday and 1,226 people were arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, the CHP reported.