Related articles

• Orange County DUI Checkpoints: Laguna Niguel (ocduiblog.com)
• Orange County DUI Checkpoints: Huntington Beach, Westminster, Anaheim, Buena Park, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach. (ocduiblog.com)
• Orange County DUI arrests up this New Year’s Eve (ocduiblog.com)

Image by FrogMiller via Flickr

The AVOID website notes “special DUI Crackdowns on Super Bowl Sunday”, and they are coming.  We have more information about Orange County DUI than anyone, and got the following press release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest and most entertaining national sporting events as friends and families gather to socialize and watch the big game. That’s why the Avoid the 38 Orange County DUI Campaign is joining forces with the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct countywide DUI roving patrols on February 7, 2010.

On Super Bowl Sunday 2009, 11 people died in California due to alcohol-involved collisions.  This is three times the daily average.  There were another 163 injured, which was over twice the daily average. In 2008 and 2009, more people were killed on Super Bowl Sunday due to alcohol-involved collisions than any other day during the year.

“We want to pass our safety message to everyone who will be drinking this weekend” said Sgt. J. Brittain of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Traffic Bureau. “Please make the right decision and pass your keys to a designated driver before the Super Bowl party begins. Getting caught driving while impaired will result in costly penalties including the loss of your driving privileges.”

Impaired driving crashes—and fatalities—can be prevented. Designating a sober driver should be on the top of everyone’s Super Bowl party list.  Here are some ways you can help save lives, too.

If you are hosting or attending a Super Bowl party:

•    Make sure all of your guests designate their sober drivers in advance, or help arrange ride-sharing with other sober drivers.
•    Serve lots of food—and include lots of non-alcoholic beverages at the party.
•    Stop serving alcohol at the end of the third quarter of the game and begin serving coffee and dessert.
•    Keep the numbers for local cab companies handy, and take the keys away from anyone who is thinking of driving while impaired.
•    Remember, you can be held liable if someone you served alcohol to ends up in an impaired driving crash.
•    Avoid drinking too much alcohol too fast. Pace yourself—eat enough food, take breaks, and alternate with non-alcoholic drinks.
•    If you don’t have a designated driver, ask a sober friend for a ride home; call a cab, friend, or family member to come get you; or stay where you are and sleep it off until you are sober.
•    Never let a friend leave your sight if you think they are about to drive while impaired.
•    Always buckle up—it’s still your best defense against other impaired drivers.

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

For more information call our Orange County DUI lawyers at (877) 568-2977

Related articles

• Be Safe on Superbowl Sunday (theplussizemommy.com)
• Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving (anneonlife.com)
• Super Bowl XLIV: (raleighpublicrelations.com)

The Associated Press recently reported that a woman in Concord, N. H. was arrested three times in one week for allegedly driving under the influence.

Patricia Mondro now faces a $50,000 cash only bail on three separate charges of a driving under the influence issued within just days of one another.

On January 16, Mondro was arrested in a parking lot in Londonderry after she crashed her vehicle. Witnesses then contacted the local police department because they said that Mondro looked disoriented.

She was then arrested and charged with a misdemeanor DWI, but was release from jail the next day.

Five days later, she was arrested and charged with an aggravated DWI after crashing into a guardrail on Interstate 93 in Concord. Mondro suffered a few injuries from the crash, but was released from jail.

Shortly after Mondro was released she was arrested for a third time. She had allegedly hit a pick-up truck on the same highway where her she was charged with her second DUI offense.

She was driving with her headlights off when she hit the other car which then collided with a third vehicle. No injuries were reported in the incident.

After the first two arrests, Mondro still had her driver’s license because neither case had moved through the court system yet.

Lt. Tim Jones of the Londonderry Police Department said “that the problem is [that] all these license issues kick in after the conviction, [and] she’s in the interim state.”

Judge Gerald Boyle said at Mondro’s arraignment that he was concerned with the public’s safety as she had received multiple DWI’s in a very short period of time.

He further said that Mondro was “an extreme danger” not only to herself but to others as well. So he imposed separate cash only bails for each offense.

According to the Concord Monitor, Mondro made very few remarks during her arraignment. But she said that her husband had recently left her.

Her legal aid stated that Mondro’s family is going to get her the help she needs. Her court date for her third DWI charge is February 9.

Related articles

• Cypress: Minor Sexually Assaulted by Police Impersonator (cehwiedel.com)
• Will a drunken boating arrest affect my driver’s license? (seattlepi.com)

The information below is brought to you by our San Bernardino DUI Lawyers:

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk -Avoid the 25 DUI Task Force Deploying Roving Saturation Patrols Super Bowl Sunday

San Bernardino, – Sheriff Rod Hoops announced today that he is teaming up with the National Football League (NFL), California Office of Traffic Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and law enforcement officials to remind everyone to designate a sober driver if they plan to be drinking alcohol on Super Bowl Sunday.

This Sunday, law enforcement is again asking for the public’s help. “Drunk driving is the top priority for the police, CHP, and sheriff’s deputies, but everyone who is hosting a party and serving drinks could have one of the best defenses there is against drunk drivers; a Designated Sober Driver,” said San Bernardino County Sheriff Rod Hoops “We’re asking for our community’s help by planning for a Designated Sober Driver at every super bowl party long before kick off.”

Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest and most entertaining national sporting events as friends and families gather to socialize and watch the big game. Yet, it has also become one of the Nation’s most dangerous days on the roadways due to impaired driving. The Avoid the 25 San Bernardino DUI Task Force will be deploying DUI saturation patrols targeting those who drive impaired.

According to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes accounted for 32 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities. On Super Bowl Sunday 2008, 49 percent of the fatalities occurred in crashes where a driver or motorcycle rider had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .08 or higher.

In California 11 people were killed Super Sunday 2009 and another 133 were injured in Alcohol Involved Collisions. Tragically, that is 3 times the daily average killed in California with alcohol as a factor and those injured were other twice the daily average.

“We continue to see far too many people hurt or killed as a result of impaired driving. Please do your part to stop this senseless crime,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “To help ensure that this happens, the Avoid the 25 partners are dedicated to arresting impaired driving. To help, we ask everyone; ‘Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911!’”

The following cities will have additional law enforcement personnel on patrol Super Bowl Sunday specifically to arrest drunk drivers: Victorville, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Needles, Hesperia, Big Bear, Highland, Grand Terrace, 29 Palms, Yucca Valley, Redlands, Colton, Rialto, Barstow, Upland, Fontana, Chino and San Bernardino.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

If you are hosting a Super Bowl party:

• Remember, you can be held liable and prosecuted if someone you served ends up in an impaired-driving crash.
• Make sure all of your guests designate their sober drivers in advance, or help arrange ride-sharing with other sober drivers.
• Serve lots of food and include lots of non-alcoholic beverages at the party.
• Stop serving alcohol at the end of the third quarter of the game and begin serving coffee and dessert.
• Keep the numbers for local cab companies handy, and take the keys away from anyone who is thinking of driving while impaired.

If you are attending a Super Bowl party or watching at a sports bar or restaurant:

• Designate your sober driver before the party begins and leave your car keys at home.
• Avoid drinking too much alcohol too fast. Pace yourself—eat enough food, take breaks, and alternate with non-alcoholic drinks.
• If you don’t have a designated driver, ask a sober friend for a ride home; call a cab, friend, or family member to come and get you; or just stay where you are and sleep it off until you are sober.
• Never let a friend get behind the wheel of their vehicle if you think they are about to drive while impaired. Remember, Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.
• Always buckle up – it’s still your best defense against other impaired drivers.

Refer: Dave Phelps, Sergeant
Station: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Phone No.: (909) 387-3700

ROD HOOPS, SHERIFF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER DEPARTMENT
c/o Public Affairs Division
655 East Third Street
San Bernardino, California 92415-0061
Telephone:  (909) 387-3700

Related articles:

• Be Safe on Superbowl Sunday (theplussizemommy.com)
• Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving (anneonlife.com)
• No More Shul In San Bernadino (lukeford.net)

Another Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint announced, this one is a LAPD South Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint

What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint

When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM

Where: West Manchester Avenue between Figueroa Street and Broadway – Los Angeles, California

Who: Emergency Operations Division

Why: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions.  In 2009, residents residing in the 77th Street Area endured 140 driving under the influence-related and 1,273 hit and run traffic collisions.  The checkpoint will educate the community to use designated drivers and not drink and drive.  Our message is simple: If we catch you drunk, you will be arrested.

It is the Los Angeles Police Department’s goal to continue providing public awareness on the dangers of drinking and driving, and the laws concerning driving without a valid driver’s license.  Motorists approaching a checkpoint will observe traffic signs, information and police officers advising that a checkpoint is ahead.  Once diverted into a lane, each motorist will be detained momentarily while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.  We can all help make our streets safer, please report Drunk Drivers – Call 911.

For further information, please contact Officer Don Inman, Traffic Coordination Section, at 213-486-0703.

Related articles

• LAPD to Conduct DUI Checkpoints Throughout the Weekend (laist.com)
• DUI Checkpoint Tonight in Downtown, Tomorrow in the Cahuenga Pass (laist.com)

Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint coming up February 6th… here’s all the details:

West Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint NA10031SF

What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint

When: Saturday, February 6, 2010 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM

Where: Santa Monica Boulevard between Sawtelle Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, California

Who:Emergency Operations Division

Why:The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions.  In 2009, residents residing in the West Los Angeles Area endured 80 driving under the influence-related and 1,156 hit and run traffic collisions. The checkpoint will educate the community to use designated drivers and not drink and drive.  Our message is simple: If we catch you drunk, you will be arrested.

It is the Los Angeles Police Department’s goal to continue providing public awareness on the dangers of drinking and driving, and the laws concerning driving without a valid driver’s license.  Motorists approaching a checkpoint will observe traffic signs, information and police officers advising that a checkpoint is ahead.  Once diverted into a lane, each motorist will be detained momentarily while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.  We can all help make our streets safer, please report Drunk Drivers – Call 911.

For further information, please contact Officer Don Inman, Traffic Coordination Section, at 213-486-0703.

Related articles

• DUI Checkpoint in Downtown Tonight (laist.com)
• LAPD to Conduct DUI Checkpoints Throughout the Weekend (laist.com)
• Cops Post Mug Shots of DUI Suspects (abcnews.go.com)

Information was passed on from the police via press release to our Riverside DUI Lawyers regarding DUI patrols for the Superbowl this year.

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk

Avoid the 30 DUI Task Force Deploys Roving Saturation Patrols Super Bowl Sunday

Riverside, California- Riverside County AVOID the 30 program announced today that they are teaming up with the National Football League (NFL), California Office of Traffic Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and law enforcement officials across the state to remind everyone to designate a sober driver if they plan to be drinking alcohol on Super Bowl Sunday.

“We want to pass our safety message to everyone who will be drinking this weekend, real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk,” said Supervisor Karen Haverkamp, the Riverside County AVOID the 30 coordinator. “Please act responsibly, designate a sober driver before the Super Bowl party begins and leave your car keys at home.”

Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest and most entertaining national sporting events as friends and families gather to socialize and watch the big game. Yet, it has also become one of the Nation’s most dangerous days on the roadways due to impaired driving. The AVOID the 30 Riverside County DUI Task Force will be deploying DUI saturation patrols targeting those who drive impaired.

According to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes accounted for 32 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities. On Super Bowl Sunday 2008, 49 percent of the fatalities occurred in crashes where a driver or motorcycle rider had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .08 or higher.

In California 11 people were killed Super Sunday 2009 and another 133 were injured in Alcohol Involved Collisions. Tragically, that is 3 times the daily average killed in California with alcohol as a factor and those injured were over twice the daily average.

“Designating a sober driver should be on the top of everyone’s Super Bowl party list,” said Riverside Police Chief Russ Leach.  “It’s just one of several easy steps to help save lives.”

“We continue to see far too many people hurt or killed as a result of impaired driving. Please do your part to stop this senseless crime,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety.  “To help ensure that this happens, the Avoid the 30 partners are dedicated to arresting impaired driving.  To help, we ask everyone; ‘Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911!’”

Riverside County Avoid the 30 will be conducting enforcement operations across the county for the Super Bowl Sunday Crackdown.  Saturation patrols will be held in Beaumont, Blythe, Canyon Lake, Coachella, La Quinta, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Palm Springs, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto, and Temecula.  In addition, CHP is on Maximum Enforcement for the weekend.

If you are hosting a Super Bowl party:

Remember, you can be held liable and prosecuted if someone you served ends up in an impaired-driving crash.

Make sure all of your guests designate their sober drivers in advance, or help arrange ride-sharing with other sober drivers.

Serve lots of food and include lots of non-alcoholic beverages at the party.

Stop serving alcohol at the end of the third quarter of the game and begin serving coffee and dessert.

Keep the numbers for local cab companies handy, and take the keys away from anyone who is thinking of driving while impaired.

If you are attending a Super Bowl party or watching at a sports bar or restaurant:

Designate your sober driver before the party begins and leave your car keys at home.

Avoid drinking too much alcohol too fast. Pace yourself—eat enough food, take breaks, and alternate with non-alcoholic drinks.

If you don’t have a designated driver, ask a sober friend for a ride home; call a cab, friend, or family member to come and get you; or just stay where you are and sleep it off until you are sober.

Never let a friend get behind the wheel of their vehicle if you think they are about to drive while impaired. Remember, Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.

Always buckle up – it’s still your best defense against other impaired drivers.

For more information, please visit www.StopImpairedDriving.org or www.avoidthe30.org

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Contact: Karen Haverkamp, Traffic Bureau Administrative Supervisor
Phone: (951) 3353-7980 or khaver@riversideca.gov

Related articles

• Be Safe on Superbowl Sunday (theplussizemommy.com)
• Don’t Let the Holidays Be Ruined By Drinking and Driving, Kentucky Lawyer Says (prweb.com)
• Cops Aren’t the Only Ones With Breathalyzers (kitsapsun.com)

Our Criminal Attorneys Riverside were notified of a nearby DUI checkpoint:  The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM, in the City of Escondido.

A DUI checkpoint not is a proven effective method for achieving this goal, but the Escondido police department obtains substantial federal funding and money and volunteers from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) for putting on the checkpoint.

Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Related articles

• Drunk Driving Declines, Drugged Driving Doesn’t (blogs.thecarconnection.com)
• Cops Post Mug Shots of DUI Suspects (abcnews.go.com)
• New MADD-style group advocates for cell-free motoring (autoblog.com)
• DOT bars commercial drivers from texting (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

The Redlands Police Department conducts DUI checkpoints to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as to educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.  Driver’s licenses will also be  checked at the checkpoint.

A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers. A DUI checkpoint not is a proven effective method for achieving this goal, but the federal government, and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) gives substantial funds and volunteer time towards DUI checkpoints.

Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Related articles

• Drunk Driving Declines, Drugged Driving Doesn’t (blogs.thecarconnection.com)
• 16% of drivers found to be high (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Drink driving cup runneth over (autodealer.co.za)

Moreno Valley Police Department Checkpoint.

As a DUI specialist Orange County, I get announcements of DUI checkpoints before anyone else.  Check out the information below, sent by the Moreno Valley Police Department:

The Moreno Valley Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Thursday January 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., in the City of Moreno Valley. Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for a valid driver’s license. Drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will be arrested, and unlicensed drivers may be cited and have their cars towed.

“DUI arrests can be embarrassing and expensive, but they’re easy to prevent,” said Police Chief John Anderson. “If you’re drinking, hand your keys over to a designated sober driver, or call a taxi or sober friend for a ride home. Don’t risk an arrest —or worse, a serious injury or even death.”

The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to serve as a reminder to use designated drivers and not drink and drive.

It is the Moreno Valley Police Department’s goal to continue providing public awareness on the dangers of drinking and driving, and the laws concerning driving without a driver’s license. Motorists approaching a checkpoint will observe traffic signs, information and police officers advising that a checkpoint is ahead. Once diverted into a lane, motorists will be delayed a moment while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint.

Funding for this checkpoint comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

Related articles by Zemanta

• Drink driving cup runneth over (autodealer.co.za)
• A festive time: State Patrol makes 713 DUI arrests in King (seattlepi.com)
• Cops Post Mug Shots of DUI Suspects (abcnews.go.com)