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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Newport Beach DUI lawyers have learned that DUI checkpoints on Wednesday and Thursday nights resulted in five arrests, 36 citations issued and 20 vehicles towed, according to a news release from the Costa Mesa Police Department.

A paraplegic driver was among the drivers arrested for suspected DUI Wednesday, and was spotted just before entering the checkpoint, the statement said.

The second checkpoint, on Thursday night, led to the arrest of a 78-year-old motorist, whose driving privileges had expired. The officer recognized the elderly woman from a checkpoint held five months ago in the same area, where the driver had been stopped for driving without a license.

In a separate incident, an officer on a motorcycle came across an injury hit and run traffic collision at the intersection of Anton Boulevard and Avenue of the Arts, and was able to apprehend the suspect, according to the release.

The checkpoints took place in the 2300 block of Placentia Avenue on Wednesday, and at the intersection of Sunflower Avenue and Anton Boulevard Thursday. The locations were selected because DUI-related fatalities had occurred there before.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint in the City of Stanton on Friday, April 29, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00
a.m.  The location has not been announced.

Police conducting sobriety checkpoints must follow strict criteria laid out by the California Supreme Court in the landmark case Ingersoll vs. Palmer. If police do not follow the protocol described in Ingersoll, the checkpoint is not lawful, and any evidence gathered during a drunk driving arrest may not be admissible in court.

If you need the assistance of our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers, or our Orange County DUI lawyers, call us, toll free, at (877) 568-2977, anytime.  We are here to help you.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that the Costa Mesa Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau will be conducting DUI/Drivers License checkpoints on Wednesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 28th, 2011 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. in the 2300 block of Placentia Avenue and on Sunflower Avenue at Anton Boulevard.  DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, as well as being a valuable means for heightening awareness of the dangers of impaired driving.

The checkpoint locations were selected because two lives were lost to DUI collisions at these locations over the past three years.  Since January 2008, DUI collisions in Costa Mesa have killed two people and injured 260 more.   Statewide, overall traffic deaths from DUI declined dramatically by 23 percent, from 3,995 in 2007 to 3,081 in 2009.  Total traffic fatalities are at their lowest levels in six decades, when the federal government began compiling figures.  
Officers will be checking drivers through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and or drug impairments.  Officers will check for proper licensing and will strive to impact motorists only momentarily. If officers suspect that a driver has been drinking or is impaired, they will conduct a field sobriety test.  If you fail, expect jail, vehicle storage fees, license suspension, insurance rate increases, along with fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that the Huntington Beach Police have set up another Orange County DUI Checkpoint – Huntington Beach Police Department will be conducting their DUI checkpoint on Saturday night, April 23, 2011, starting at 9:00 pm.  The location of the checkpoint hasn’t been announced, but near Main Street and PCH is where most of the concern from the Police Department have been lately.

If you have questions for a DUI Specialist in Orange County, call me at (877) 568-2977.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Long Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/DL Checkpoint on Sat. 04-23-11 during the hours of 6PM to 2AM

Personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Risk Management Bureau’s Traffic Services Detail, will be conducting a DUI/DL Checkpoint on Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 6 PM until approximately 2 AM. The checkpoint will be conducted in the City of Lancaster.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that the Costa Mesa Police Department, in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol conducted a  DUI/Drivers  License  Checkpoint  on  Saturday,  April  9,  2011, and resulted in a 0.0028% success rate.

This checkpoint was one of many that have been or will be conducted throughout the year in Costa Mesa.  The location of Saturday’s checkpoint was on Newport Boulevard at 17 th  Street.

2,127  Vehicles through the checkpoint
611     Vehicles Screened
9         Drivers given field sobriety tests
6         DUI suspects arrested
12       Driver’s license investigations
13       Citations issued
11       Vehicles towed

The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  If you have any questions for an Orange County DUI Specialist, contact our firm at (877) 568-2977.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Handling Los Angeles DUI cases, and cases in the OC, our Orange County DUI Lawyers have written about the effectiveness of DUI checkpoints a lot.

Lodi, CA.  Apr. 2 – Are DUI checkpoints worth the time and money? Our recent front page story asked that question, and it is a fair one.

Lodi police have been running the checkpoints through a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety. Lodi gets $102,000 to operate the checkpoints and so-called saturation patrols.

The goal is worthy: Get drunken drivers off the streets of Lodi.

The reality, though, has raised several issues, including:

The checkpoints are expensive, drawing 14 officers, all on overtime, for an estimated cost of $4,400 per checkpoint.

The results are rather unimpressive. The checkpoints have produced an average of 2.8 DUI arrests each — about $1,500 per arrest. (That may be in part because many local bar owners learn quickly of the checkpoints and alert their customers.)

In contrast, the checkpoints have caused many cars to be towed and impounded because their drivers are unlicensed. The average has been 20 cars per checkpoint. Most of these drivers aren’t inebriated, just unlucky. They have to cough up big bucks — one local car owner paid $1,600 — to get their vehicle back. And they have to wait 30 days for that privilege. No doubt some have lost not just a car, but a job. A young car owner told reporter Fernando Gallo that she and her boyfriend had to walk home because the police denied her use of a cell phone to call for a ride after her Honda was towed away. That doesn’t strike us as the most courteous reaction.

So-called saturation patrols are more efficient at catching DUI drivers than checkpoints, but Lodi police have to run the checkpoints as part of the deal with the state safety office.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that a Rhode Island state lawmaker says drunk-driving checkpoints are unfair and should be banned.

Rep. Charlene Lima, a Cranston Democrat, has introduced a bill in the General Assembly to prohibit police from conducting traffic checkpoints to identify drunk drivers. A legislative panel reviewed the legislation Wednesday.

Lima says she supports laws against drunk driving, but that checkpoints “smack of a police state.” She said there’s no reason sober drivers should have to prove to police that they’re not driving drunk.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

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Our Long Beach DUI Lawyers have received a hot tip from the Los Angeles Police Department of Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint Locations.

When: Friday, April 15, 2011, 8 p.m. to Saturday, April 16, 2011, 3 a.m.
Where: Santa Monica Boulevard and Bronson Avenue
Who: Officers from West Traffic Division and Hollywood Area will staff the checkpoint.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint after report – Costa Mesa

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that Costa Mesa Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, April 9, 2011, on Newport Boulevard at 17 th  Street between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.