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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers were told that three people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol during a Saturday night police checkpoint, authorities said.

During the five-hour long checkpoint, police stopped 729 vehicles and conducted 16 field sobriety tests on the field, according to a statement released by the Laguna Beach Police.

More than 2,163 vehicles passed though the checkpoint, which was stationed on Pacific Coast Highway, near Vista Del Sol, meaning that the rate of capture for drivers under the influence is 0.0013%

According to the police statement, all drivers who were stopped were also given a brochure about the hazards of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Six drivers were also found to be unlicensed, and five additional drivers were issued citations for not carrying their license.

Four vehicles were also towed from the checkpoint, according to the police statement.

But officers at the checkpoint were not the only ones to have spotted drunk drivers Saturday night, according to police.

Outside of the checkpoint, five additional drivers were stopped and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

DUI checkpoint nets four

Four people were arrested on suspicion of DUI during a checkpoint on May 29. Laguna Beach Police were helped by Buena Park Police in the program, the second of four DUI-license checkpoints of the year targeting southbound drivers in the 31000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, Kravetz said.

The checkpoint, which took place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., saw 1,928 vehicles pass through. Of those, 705 vehicles were stopped by officers and drivers were checked for sobriety and possession of a valid driver’s license. Then people were given field sobriety tests, and four were arrested.

Three drivers were found be unlicensed.  If you need the advice of our Orange County DUI Lawyers, call me, Robert Miller, at 714-568-1560, anytime.

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

The Huntington Beach Police Department held a sobriety check point on Pacific Coast Highway Saturday night, April 17th, checking drivers for drinking or drug use starting at 9 p.m. at PCH and Huntington Street.

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Famous actor Mel Gibson recently had his Los Angeles DUI conviction expunged, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Gibson was pulled over back in July 2006 by a sheriff’s deputy on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, Calif.

Gibson was driving his Lexus Sedan over 85 mph. He was given a breathalyzer test and his BAC content was at 0.12 percent – the legal limit is 0.08 percent.

According to CNN, Gibson was charged with a misdemeanor of drunken driving and an open container of alcohol in his vehicle. The open container charge is considered an infraction of the California Vehicle Code.

This was Gibson’s first offense, which is why he was able to expunge his record – or remove the DUI from his record.

He was eligible to expunge it from his record after he completed the terms of his probation. Gibson attended alcohol anonymous meetings, appeared in public service announcements and paid $1,300 in fines.

After the incident, the celebrity Web site TMZ posted Gibson’s arrest report. The report shows that Gibson did not go peacefully with the officer at the time of his arrest. He allegedly had an obscene outburst and tried to flee from the arresting officer, and then threatened the officer several times.

According to CNN, Gibson also made racial slurs, which became very public after his DUI arrest.

He stated, “The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.“ He then continued to ask the deputy if he was Jewish. This one night of drunken rowdiness may be expunged from his record, but not from the public eye.

CNN also reported that Gibson later released a statement after he made the comments: “I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement official the night I was arrested on a DUI charge.”

He continued to state he blurted the comments out in a moment of insanity.

After Gibson’s arrest, people speculated he would get “special” treatment being a famous star, but an independent review board did find the sheriff’s department handled Gibson’s arrest “in accordance with its policies and practices.”

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Since we bring all the Orange County DUI information you can handle, here’s an Orange County DUI Checkpoint Location, from our Orange County DUI Lawyers.

The Seal Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 8pm to 3am on Pacific Coast Highway between Anderson and Seal Beach Blvd. 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, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring 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 Seal Beach Police Department 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.

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

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Where can I find a client like that? Rick Springfield gets arrested for celebrity DUI

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Sent to our Orange County DUI Lawyers from the Seal Beach Police Department:

The Seal Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from 8pm to 3am on Pacific Coast Highway between Anderson and Seal Beach Blvd. 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, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring 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 Seal Beach Police Department 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.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and if you have any questions, contact our Newport Beach DUI Lawyer Robert Miller at (877) 568-2977

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