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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned from the Costa Mesa Police that they will be checking for sobriety and drivers licenses at a checkpoint in Costa Mesa Friday, April 2, 2010

The checkpoint will target drunken and unlicensed drivers from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Newport Boulevard and Flower Street.

Last weekend, police arrested three drunken drivers and gave out 33 citations for license violations at Harbor Boulevard and Peterson Place.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

COSTA MESA An intoxicated pedestrian who walked up to a sobriety checkpoint to see what was taking place was among five arrested Monday, police said.

Police arrested Rodrigo Sajvin Cumes, 37, of Costa Mesa, on a public intoxication charge after he went up to the checkpoint held on Harbor Boulevard at Fair Drive, said Costa Mesa police Sgt. Phil Myers. Cumes was so intoxicated that he could not care for his safety, according to police.

Three people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and 15 citations were issued, police said. Police screened 633 cars out of 2,055 that went through the checkpoint.

Also, police said two drivers switched seats with passengers out of fear of being arrested for driving under the influence. Those drivers were not arrested, Myers said.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

An Orange County DUI checkpoint looking for drunk drivers in Costa Mesa resulted in three arrests this weekend, police said.

The Costa Mesa Police Department set up a checkpoint Friday at the intersection of Baker and Bear streets, according to a department press release.

The checkpoint screened 318 vehicles. Three people were arrested on suspicion of DUI, nine citations were issued and six vehicles were impounded.

“This checkpoint was one of many that have been or will be conducted throughout the year in the city of Costa Mesa,” Sgt. David Makiyama, a police spokesman, said in a statement. “The goal of the DUI checkpoint was removing impaired drivers and to bring awareness to the public of the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.”

As mentioned, DUI Sobriety Checkpoints are becoming more about the money than public safety.  I’ve seen this happen with Los Angeles DUI and Orange County DUI cases, and I can say that with some certainty as one of the top Orange County DUI Lawyers in the area.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 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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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Police agencies all over Orange County are inviting the media to come along for their DUI checkpoints, which, as someone among the few Orange County DUI Lawyers on the front lines of  DUI defense in this county, I have repeatedly reminded people don’t work.

However, I was surprised to see an Orange County Register article mentioning in their photo caption that “DUI checkpoints in Orange County rarely result in many arrests, instead being used as deterrents.”

Funny that they would say that DUI checkpoints are deterrents, since most of the DUI checkpoint locations are not announced, a potential violation of the State of California Supreme Court’s Ingersoll case.  If they were not trying to catch people, but merely deter them, shouldn’t they be getting the word out early, vocally, and often, to “deter”, instead of arrest?

The article is below, and I am assuming that it’s based upon the Costa Mesa Police Department after report, which was first published at the Costa Mesa PD website, here.

“COSTA MESA – Motorists on Tuesday night for the most part didn’t let the holiday season ruin their good judgment, as a DUI checkpoint netted just one suspected drunk driver out of nearly 300 cars.

Costa Mesa police from 6 p.m. to midnight staged the sobriety-screening operation on Santa Ana Avenue at 18th Street. During that time, 296 vehicles drove through, 142 were stopped for further screening and 11 motorists were screened for drunken driving, but in the end, there was one DUI arrest. …”

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 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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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Fullerton police have announced a DUI checkpoint in Fullerton for December 26th. Costa Mesa has one set for December 29, 2009, in Costa Mesa.

Saturation patrols have pledged to be everywhere this weekend looking for potential drunk drivers. Be careful and safe this weekend and Merry Christmas!

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Note: Our firm practices Orange County DUI defense. As a result, we get press releases from police agencies regarding checkpoints, and present them for your holiday planning.

The OC Sheriff’s Department announced the following DUI checkpoints for tonight, December 18, 2009, only (and others for tomorrow and future dates):

DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Anaheim
DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Buena Park
DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Garden Grove
DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Placentia
DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Westminster
DUI/DL CHECKPOINT 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Stanton
DUI Saturation Patrols 8:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m., City of Anaheim

Costa Mesa police also announced that they will be conducting one of two local DUI checkpoints tonight as part of a statewide crackdown on drunk drivers during the holidays.

From 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight, police will be stationed at Newport Boulevard and Flower Street, stopping drivers and checking to see if they’re impaired, have a valid license or are breaking other driving laws.

As part of a California Office of Traffic Safety grant, police agencies statewide will be mounting DUI checkpoints through Jan. 3. State officials plan for 300 checkpoints from today through the beginning of 2010.

Costa Mesa police will mount their second checkpoint of the campaign Dec. 29 at Santa Ana Avenue and 18th Street, from 6 p.m. to midnight. (Source: Costa Mesa PD).

Cypress Police announced a very “Special Holiday DUI Crackdown”. The first of two holiday checkpoints in the city of Cypress will be on December 18, 2009, from 6pm to 2am and will be located on Katella at Cara Way. The second holiday checkpoint will be on December 26, 2009, from 6pm to 2am on Valley View and Lakeshore.

Source: Sergeant Bob Cote, Phone No.: 714-229-6624, E-mail: rcote@ci.cypress.ca.us

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

The Orange County Register announced plans for a Costa Mesa DUI Checkpoint on May 15, 2009.  Details are forthcoming.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-driving-licenses-2382805-mesa-costa

If you have any questions for our Orange County DUI Lawyers, about anything, please don’t hesitate to call 714-568-1560 anytime.

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Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa, April 2, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Costa Mesa accounts for 2/3 of all DUI arrests in Orange County.  They are hyper vigilant about DUI arrests.  A recent press release regarding their April 4th DUI checkpoint announced an April 28th DUI checkpoint.  (The due process clause of the US and CA constitutions, and the Ingersoll decision, require notification to the public ahead of time for DUI checkpoints).

No details, such as the location or time of the DUI checkpoint are yet announced, but I will post information here as soon as it’s available.  If you have questions for Orange County DUI Lawyers, call us at 714-568-1560 anytime.