Stats: 4 DUIs, 6 Fights During St. Patrick’s Day Parade

A local high school band marches during 2017 Seaside Heights St. Patrick’s Day Parade. (Photo: Daniel Nee)

County officials released statistics Tuesday on the number of arrests and violation summonses issued during the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, held in Seaside Heights and Seaside Park last month.

According to Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, officers from 11 agencies made four arrests for driving while intoxicated, six for either fighting or assault, and issued 38 motor vehicle summonses. There were also three drug arrests, one open container arrest and one refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. Finally, three people were arrested for having active warrants after being stopped by members of the traffic detail.

In all, officers spent 223 and one-half hours on the March 11 detail, Della Fave said. It included:

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