Let's Go Giants!!! Pt. III

120 arrested for driving drunk in Scottsdale, East Valley

Last Update: 1:59 pm

By Ryan Calhoun
ABC15.com

Over 100 drivers were arrested in the East Valley during Super Bowl week for driving under the influence. Arizona Department of Public Safety East Valley Metro officers said they made 51 DUI arrests since Jan. 24.

The collective unit of DPS, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Scottsdale Police made a total of 120 DUI arrests in the East Valley, according to DPS. The arrests were made during a week when the annual FBR Open, Super Bowl and other related events were all scheduled in the Valley.

Several arrests were also made on Super Bowl Sunday in the West Valley by DPS officers and officers from other agencies, according to DPS.

Let's Go Giants!!! Pt. II

Giants' Awasom arrested for drunk driving

Super Bowl Sunday has garnered a reputation for drunken behaviour, not to mention, sadly, as a day for drunken driving. But despite the constant reminders of the dangers of drinking and driving throughout the media in advance of this coming Sunday, some of the players it turns out, haven't been listening.

New York Giants defensive end Adrian Awasom was arrested for allegedly driving drunk last nigt, according to KNXV-TV in Phoenix. Officials from the Arizona Department of Public Safety said the 24-year-old Awasom was taken into custody sometime within the last 24 hours.

The positive for Giants fans was that Awasom was already on injured reserve and not scheduled to play in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale on Sunday and therefore likely wasn't out carousing with Eli and Plaxico.

Let's Go Giants!

This recent playoff run by the New York Football Giants has proven to many that Eli Manning possesses the same leadership qualities of his older brother and that earlier criticism thrown his was perhaps was unfair. Those same critics, the ones who earlier cursed Accorsi, who quoted the little brother's low rating, are now believers. I was, however, never a doubter.