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Monday, February 15th, 2010
As our Orange County DUI lawyers have previously blogged, Anaheim Police conducted a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrols Friday evening through the wee hours Saturday, while the Orange County Sheriff’s Department also stepped up patrols aimed at getting drunk drivers off the streets of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods that very same night.
While the police were spending their time on profit making Perhaps, then, it should be no surprise that DUI-related collisions that injured three people and left two dead happened instead in Garden Grove, Irvine and Costa Mesa.
A commercial truck tractor went off the residential street of Woodbury Road in Garden Grove around 11 a.m. Friday and hit several trees, a fence, concrete planters and a block wall before coming to a stop at 11052 Woodbury Road.
That’s not all the rig hit, as 36-year-old Olga Quiroz, who was standing in her yard, was struck and dragged under the truck until it came to a halt at the block wall at the back of the property.
Paramedics treated the woman at the scene before having her taken to a local hospital with lacerations, fractures and other injuries to her legs.
The truck’s driver, William Davis, 44, of Orange, was held at the scene by residents until police arrived. Uninjured, Davis was evaluated to have been driving under the influence of alcohol and was later arrested on suspicion of felony DUI.
Several heavy-duty two trucks eventually removed the damaged rig, and the street was closed for about three hours.
The truck and driver were also linked to a non-injury hit and run traffic collision that happened about 45 minutes before at Euclid Avenue and Trask Street. Surveillance video from a nearby home on Woodbury Road is helping investigators piece together the truck’s course of travel moments before the collision. Anyone with other helpful information is asked to contact police Investigator Jason Perkins at (714) 741-5823.
An Irvine police officer saw a 2004, 4-door Nissan Altima zooming at speeds in excess of 80 mph through the Alton Parkway and Harvard Avenue intersection, running a red light, around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The chase was on heading east on Alton, but the officer lost sight of the Altima as it continued eastbound through Culver Drive.
About 30 seconds later, another Irvine cop saw the Altima approach the Alton and East Yale intersection, lose control, strike the curb and then collide with a group of trees at the southeast corner. The driver and lone occupant of the Altima was killed instantly. The 24-year-old Garden Grove resident’s name was withheld pending notification of his family.
Around 2:15 a.m. that same morning, a patron of the Red Night Club at 4647 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach, reported that his 2004, 4-door Nissan Altima was stolen from the nightclub’s parking lot. Newport Beach and Irvine police put two and 4-door together and determined the car wrapped around the trees was the stolen Altima.
Because an Irvine officer had tried initially to pull-over a speeding vehicle that was eventually involved in a traffic collision, the California Highway Patrol is conducting the collision investigation. The Orange County Sherriff-Coroner’s Office is conducting toxicology tests on the driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact the CHP’s Santa Ana Office or the Irvine Police Department.
Finally, some time before 2:30 a.m. Sunday, a 2008 white Toyota Tundra that had earlier been involved in a non-injury accident in Santa Ana was seen heading south on Flower Street before going through a red light at the intersection with Sunflower Avenue in Costa Mesa and broadsiding a 2008 gold Toyota Carolla that was heading west on Sunflower.
The passenger in the second car, Cara Lee, 20, of Santa Ana, was killed in the collision.
The Corolla’s driver, Hao A. Nguyen, 21, of Santa Ana, was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana for treatment of minor abrasions. He was later arrested on suspicion of DUI.
The Tundra driver, Gustavo A. Vega, 22, of Costa Mesa, was treated for minor abrasions at the scene and arrested on suspicion of murder, vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI, felony injury hit-and-run and possession of a controlled substance. He also faces additional charges from the earlier hit-and-run in Santa Ana.
Remember to be careful out there. And, if you ever have questions for a DUI specialist orange county, call me at (877) 568-2977 anytime.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
As an attorney handling Los Angeles DUI and Orange County DUI cases, I get press releases from various law enforcement agencies. I’m putting the word out about a sobriety checkpoint in the Coachella Valley below, as sent to me:
Due to an increase in alcohol-related accidents over the past few years, the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, which includes the unincorporated communities of Mecca, Oasis, Thermal, and Vista Santa Rosa, will be conducting a Driving Under the Influence / Driver’s License checkpoint this coming Friday, November 13, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 2:00 A.M. The operation will be supported by the California Highway Patrol and the City of Coachella, in an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes. DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.
All too often, residents of the southern Coachella Valley are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. 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 is a proven-effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving. 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. The majority of funding for this operation is provided by the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District. If anyone has any questions, they can contact Sgt Steve DaSilva or Lieutenant Frank Taylor at (760)863-8990.
Date/Time Written: November 7, 2009/ 1630 hours
Type of Incident: DUI / Driver’s License Safety Checkpoint
Date/Time of Incident: November 13, 2009
Location(s) of Incident: Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, encompassing the communities of Mecca, Oasis, Thermal, and Vista Santa Rosa
Reporting Officer: Sgt. Steve DaSilva
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Although the Orange County DUI statistics won’t be released until later today, Los Angeles stated that their DUI arrests were higher than they were in 2008. Looks like the DUI enforcement program is working, as our Orange County DUI Lawyers mentioned previously.
Los Angeles – Drunken driving arrests by the California Highway Patrol are up this New Year’s Eve holiday weekend, across both California and here in the Southland, with arrests doubling this year in Orange County, according to CHP statistics.
In Orange County, the CHP made 58 drunken driving arrests compared with 32 last year, and one death was recorded, versus none last year.
In Los Angeles County, 241 drivers were arrested by the CHP between the hours of 6 p.m. Dec. 31, 2009 and 6 a.m. today. That’s up from 202 arrests in the similar period last year.
“It’s hard to tell if people just aren’t getting the message (about drinking and driving), and this year over last there are more people driving under the influence, or if officers are just getting luckier and catching more,” CHP officer Ray Scheidnes said. “We have as many officers as possible out on the roads trying to keep people safe.”
Statewide, 1,252 drunken driving arrests were made by the CHP, up from 986 during the 60-hour time period last year.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
The Orange County Register published the report below, and as Orange County DUI Lawyers, we thought it was of public interest to readers of this blog enough to republish. Please leave your comments below.
New Year’s DUIs up 30 percent
At least 20 people died in traffic accidents statewide over the New Year’s holiday, and drunken-driving arrests were up more than 30 percent in California compared to the same period last year, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers statewide made 898 arrests on suspicion of driving under the influence between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and 6 a.m. today, up from 688 arrests during the same 36-hour reporting period a year ago.
Officials also reported 20 traffic deaths over the New Year’s holiday, up from 16 a year ago, although all the deaths were not necessarily DUI-related fatalities, the CHP noted.
“People are not designating a non-intoxicated driver, and people need to be aware and remember how important it is to have that person to make sure they get home safely,” said Officer Krystal Carter of the CHP’s transportation management center in Los Angeles.
Local statistics on DUI arrests won’t be released until Monday, officials said.
Although the CHP did not report any traffic deaths in Orange County over the New Year’s holiday, at least one O.C. resident died in a fatal car wreck on a surface street in Orange.
Roger LaSalle, 62, of Costa Mesa apparently lost control of his vehicle and careened into a utility pole on West Chapman Avenue at South Flower Street at 12:12 a.m. today, police said. The cause of his death is pending an autopsy; police say a medical condition may have been at least partly to blame.
Six of this year’s 20 traffic deaths in California reported by the CHP happened during a 12-hour period that began at 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
And 527 of the DUI arrests – or 59 percent – occurred during this same 12-hour period.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
More Than 1,000 DUI Arrests In LA Over Holidays
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 02:37 PM
As a result of intensified patrols over the holidays, police in Los Angeles county arrested more than 1,000 drivers for driving under the influence (DUI) in a weeklong campaign that lasted through Christmas Day.
AVOID, a program which aims to unite law enforcement agencies in patrols against alcohol-impaired drivers, reported that 1,030 DUI arrests were made between December 18 and 25, up from 969 arrests over the same time span last year, the Los Angeles Daily Breeze reports.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP), Orange County police and San Diego County law enforcement officers all took part in the initiative.
CHP alone tallied 236 DUI arrests in Las Angeles county this year – up more than 70 from last year – but reported zero traffic deaths, whereas there were four fatalities a year ago.
Though AVOID relies substantially on law enforcement agencies to spot drunk drivers, the program’s officials also call on civilians to participate in the initiative.
Glendora Police Chief Chuck Montoya commented, “If you see a car swerving all over the road, driving dangerously without headlights at night or signaling one way and turning the other, make that call to 911.”
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a first time DUI offender on average has driven drunk 87 times before being arrested.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI Lawyers do our best to bring you current relevant information about Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations. Note this article, which originated as a press release from the Avoid the 28 campaign.
Note also the DUI checkpoint information at the bottom of this post, revealing Orange County DUI Checkpoint locations in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Aliso Viejo.
154 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Orange County during a weeklong campaign in effect through Christmas Day, according to the multiagency DUI task force known as “Avoid the 28″.
From Dec. 18 through Dec. 25, avoid the 28 reported that 154 arrests were made in O.C. cities. There were no fatalities.
Sgt. J. Brittain with Orange County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Bureau said the number will be higher because not all agencies have reported their statistics.
Last year, law enforcement agencies reported 309 arrests from Dec. 12 through Dec. 25, with three fatalities.
The campaign, known as “Avoid” – involving the California Highway Patrol, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and police departments – lasts through Jan. 3.
The California Highway Patrol made 53 DUI arrests on O.C. freeways during its maximum-enforcement period, which started at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and went through midnight Sunday, said CHP officer Denise Quesada. No fatalities were reported.
Throughout the state, 16 people were killed on highways over the Christmas holiday weekend – the same number of fatalities for the same period last year.
The number of drunken-driving arrests made by the CHP is up, however – to 970 from 824 in 2008. The figures cover the time period from 6 p.m. Christmas Eve until 6 a.m. Sunday.
California’s Office of Traffic Safety has declared 2010 the “Year of the Checkpoint” and has planned to spend $8 million in checkpoint grants statewide. That effort began Dec. 18 with more than 250 checkpoints scheduled around the state between then and New Year’s weekend.
In Orange County, a dozen cities will receive a total of about $420,500 for checkpoints this month and throughout 2010. To get the money, they had to agree to staff at least one checkpoint a month, as well as a bigger push to fight drunken driving during the winter holidays and again around Labor Day weekend.
As previously reported, a Costa Mesa DUI Checkpoint will be run on December 29, 2009, in Costa Mesa. Also, on Dec. 31, DUI saturation patrols are scheduled from 8 p.m. through 3 a.m. in Anaheim. In Aliso Viejo, a DUI checkpoint is scheduled from 7 p.m. Dec. 31 to 3 a.m. Jan. 2.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Note: The following DUI checkpoint press release was sent to our law firm, (we’re known for being the best Orange County DUI Lawyers around), and we present it for your information, and your help in planning your holiday weekend and driving plans. If you have questions about this out of town DUI checkpoint, contact us anytime at (714) 568-1560.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) joined the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and law enforcement to launch an extensive national drunk driving crackdown to be held December 16 – January 3.
GHSA Executive Board Member John Saunders reported,
“From Coast to Coast, highway safety agencies will be conducting a period of increased law enforcement presence on the roadways to prevent the needless tragedies associated with drunk driving. The federal and state governments are also purchasing paid advertising to deter drunk drivers and remind the public about the enhanced enforcement presence on the roadways.”
Saunders noted that numerous states are utilizing various new media approaches such as Twitter to share the safe driving message.
California — California has planned an extensive enforcement and public awareness effort. On the enforcement side, the state is kicking off its “The Year of the Checkpoint,” with over 300 checkpoints involving over 200 police departments, multi-agency task forces and the California Highway Patrol during the three week holiday mobilization alone.
Saturation patrols and other special operations are also taking place throughout the state.
On the public awareness side, the state is coordinating a campaign that includes: dozens of billboards in major markets; radio and TV public service announcements; gas pump toppers; taxi toppers; mall and airport kiosks; and partnerships with over 1,500 7-Eleven stores, independent mini-markets, and a 150 store supermarket chain providing employee messaging buttons, cooler clings, ice freezer wraps, floor graphics and check-out tip sheets.
The campaign includes highly visible saturation patrols conducted by more than 140 law enforcement agencies; as well as a $400,000 media promotion. Paid media features TV and radio buys, illuminated posters, billboards, gas pump toppers, and advertising on dartboards in bars, as well as online gaming ads on XBox 360 Live.
Earned media campaigns alerting drivers to the increased DUI enforcement are conducted at the county level by the Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Forces.
Contact: Jonathan Adkins
(202)789-0942, ext.13
(202)669-9746, cell
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
(I’m posting the DUI checkpoint below for information purposes. As an Orange County DUI lawyer, who also takes Los Angeles DUI cases, I often get notification of other DUI checkpoints in surrounding areas).
Coachella Valley, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, November 13th, 2009
Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint Checkpoint
Due to an increase in alcohol-related accidents over the past few years, the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, which includes the unincorporated communities of Mecca, Oasis, Thermal, and Vista Santa Rosa, will be conducting a Driving Under the Influence / Driver’s License checkpoint this coming Friday, November 13, 2009, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 2:00 A.M. The operation will be supported by the California Highway Patrol and the City of Coachella, in an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes. DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.
All too often, residents of the southern Coachella Valley are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. 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 is a proven-effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving. 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. The majority of funding for this operation is provided by the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District. If anyone has any questions, they can contact Sgt Steve DaSilva or Lieutenant Frank Taylor at (760)863-8990.
Date/Time Written: November 7, 2009/ 1630 hours
Type of Incident: DUI / Driver’s License Safety Checkpoint
Date/Time of Incident: November 13, 2009
Location(s) of Incident: Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District, encompassing the communities of Mecca, Oasis, Thermal, and Vista Santa Rosa
Reporting Officer: Sgt. Steve DaSilva
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint Scheduled
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint in the City of Escondido on Friday night, November 6th, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 1:00 AM.
Just a helpful word from some Orange County DUI Lawyers.
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
(Note: The following article is from the OC Register, and was sent as part of a press release/news alert to our firm, which specializes in Orange County DUI defense).
The California Highway Patrol arrested 73 people in Orange County on suspicion of drunken driving over the Labor Day holiday weekend, compared to 67 last year.
No one was killed in traffic collisions on Orange County freeways, CHP Officer Jennifer Hink said today.
Several other policing agencies throughout the county also made DUI arrests and cracked down on unsafe driving practices, by holding checkpoints and showing an increased presence over the holiday weekend.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 35 DUI suspects in checkpoints in Dana Point and Mission Viejo, and through saturated patrol efforts, Sgt. Jerry Brittain said.
Three DUI suspects were arrested in a checkpoint Saturday night in Irvine.
Newport Beach police arrested 10 people suspected of drunken driving, Newport Beach police Lt. Craig Fox said. La Habra police also held DUI enforcement efforts over the weekend. Results were not immediately.
Statewide, 10 people were killed on highways between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday, the CHP reported. That compares with 23 fatalities during the same period last year, the CHP said. At least half those killed this year were not wearing seat-belts, the CHP said.
The final statewide number for DUI arrests will likely be available later today, CHP spokeswoman Jaime Coffee said.
During these periods, which typically coincide with major holidays, the highway patrol and often other law enforcement increase patrols and stage sobriety checkpoints.
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