Drunken driving crashes, public intoxication citations mark Santa Cruz County’s New Year’s Eve

SANTA CRUZ — Local law enforcement agencies reporting crime statics said their increased enforcement due to New Year’s Eve-related revelry resulted in a relatively quiet and controlled holiday this year.

A large illegal firework explodes in the Pacific Avenue and Mission Street intersection shortly after midnight Wednesday. Santa Cruz Police officers cleared people out of the roadway following the explosion. (Shmuel Thaler — Santa Cruz Sentinel) 

Impaired drivers traveling on Santa Cruz County roads...