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Friday, September 19th, 2008
The Orange County Register reports the following:
LAKE FOREST Deputies will be keeping an extra eye on intoxicated drivers tonight during DUI roving patrols that will be searching for the drunk drivers in three south county cities.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting the roving patrols in the cities of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita tonight, officials said.
Unlike DUI checkpoints, where law enforcement targets particular street or intersection, roving patrols check for drunk drivers throughout city streets. One or more deputies are assigned the task of searching for the intoxicated drivers throughout the night.
Between January and August, deputies have cited 98 drivers for driving under the influence in Mission Viejo, according to department statistics. In Lake Forest, 108 drivers have been cited in the same period. Forty drivers have been cited in Rancho Santa Margarita.
The cost for operating such a patrol is being paid for by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
As I have mentioned in the past, roving patrols actually are a more efficient way of searching for suspected drunk drivers. However, politics prevents checkpoints from going away, even though they are expensive, intrusive, and don’t work.
If you need to speak to an Orange County DUI Lawyer, call me anytime at 714-568-1560.
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Dui Checkpoints, lake forest, mission viejo, orange county, rancho santa margarita, roving patrol, roving patrols
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
The Fountain Valley Police Department had a DUI checkpoint two weeks ago.
On August 29, 2008 the Fountain Valley Police Department with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol conducted a DUI/Driver’s License check point on Harbor Boulevard at Edinger. The check point was operated between the hours of 9 P.M. and 3 A.M.. During the operating hours of the check point, officers arrested (5) impaired drivers, arrested (3) suspects for drug possession, issued citations to (18) driver’s for being unlicensed or driving on suspended licenses and impounded (24) vehicles.
If you have questions for an Orange County DUI Lawyer, contact me at 714-568-1560. I’m happy to help.
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Dui Checkpoints, lake forest, mission viejo, orange county, rancho santa margarita, roving patrol, roving patrols
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
The Daily Pilot reports the results from the Costa Mesa DUI checkpoint on Thursday, September 4, 2008.
“Of 1,600 cars that passed through a Costa Mesa Police Department sobriety checkpoint this week, none were cited for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to Sgt. Robert Sharpnack.
A total of 326 cars were stopped at 17th Street and Westminster venue Thursday, and although no drivers were found to be inebriated, a few were cited for other miscellaneous violations.
Two drove without a license, two drove with suspended licenses and 21 had vehicle code violations, Sharpnack said.
Four cars were impounded.
During the checkpoint, an increased number of police patrolled the surrounding streets to make sure nobody ducked the sobriety test, according to Sharpnack.”
As I’ve mentioned before, DUI checkpoints are a poor way to get drunk driver’s off the streets. Roving patrols, which most police agencies use, have a much higher conviction rate. But, in typical political fashion, MADD prefers DUI checkpoints, which they can use to raise awareness, funding, and keep volunteers busy.
If you have questions you want answered from a Costa Mesa DUI Lawyer, contact me at 877-568-2977.
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Dui Checkpoints, lake forest, mission viejo, orange county, rancho santa margarita, roving patrol, roving patrols
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
From the Daily Pilot:
Costa Mesa police will have a DUI checkpoint from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday, looking for drivers under the influence and people driving without a valid license.
The checkpoint is scheduled to be at eastbound 17th Street and Westminster Avenue.
Some interesting facts: 2/3 of all the DUI arrests in Orange County occur from the Costa Mesa Police Department. Checkpoints continue to be popular, in a way to satisfy the goals of MADD and to show that they are doing something, but they are the worst way to catch DUI offenders – roving patrols with trained officers are much better.
DUI Checkpoints, if improperly designed, or operated, create defenses that may lead to the dismissal of DUIs at the checkpoint. If you have questions about a Costa Mesa DUI, contact me at 714-568-1560.
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Dui Checkpoints, lake forest, mission viejo, orange county, rancho santa margarita, roving patrol, roving patrols
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