Photo: CHP vehicle. Credit: California Highway Patrol

Drunk driving arrests and fatalities over the holiday increased compared to last year, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Between Dec. 21 and Dec. 25, the CHP recorded 1,170 DUI arrests on roads its patrols, compared to 980 in 2011. Fatalities during that period were 39, compared to 14 in 2011.

Statistics from other California police agencies were not immediately available.

Police announced a series of drunk driving sobriety checkpoints earlier this month designed to catch drunk driving during the holidays.

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