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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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As Orange County DUI Lawyers, we’re bringing you news that might keep you out of a DUI in Costa Mesa this weekend. COSTA MESA Police officers will be on the prowl this weekend to crack down on drunken drivers.

The Costa Mesa Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will deploy officers on a special saturation patrol Saturday targeting DUIs. The patrol will begin at 5 p.m.

In addition, the Police Department is planning to set up sobriety/drivers license checkpoints on Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.

In the past year, DUI collisions have claimed one life and resulted in 47 wrecks injuring 58 people in Costa Mesa, according to police.

The patrol is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Seal Beach: DUI Checkpoint On February 13th (cehwiedel.com)
LAPD Ups DUI Patrols and Checkpoints for Super Bowl Sunday (laist.com)
DUI Checkpoint Tonight in Hollywood on Highland (laist.com)

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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SPECIAL DUI ENFORCEMENT CRACKDOWN Friday February 05, 2010 in Lake Elsinore

Officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Team will be deploying officers on a special saturation patrol this week to crack down on drunk driving in the city.

“If you drive drunk, the Lake Elsinore Police Department will be looking for you. The Department’s message is very simple. Over the limit, under arrest.

Lake Elsinore Police will be conducting this “Zero Tolerance” DUI Saturation Patrol on Friday, February 5th, targeting those who still don’t heed the message to designate a sober driver before their celebrations begin. Funding for the patrol is through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Over the course of the past two years, DUI collisions have claimed nine lives and seriously injured thirteen of our friends and neighbors in the City of Lake Elsinore.

Since 2005, the number of alcohol-involved fatalities has been dropping, thanks to efforts like this. But law enforcement and the public must continue to work toward zero deaths.

“Law enforcement officers are doing more to remove drunk drivers from California’s streets and highways thanks to our DUI traffic safety funding,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “But everyone can help make their communities safer. If you see a Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1.”

The above press release was sent to our Riverside DUI Lawyers to help spread the word.

Seal Beach: New Year’s DUI Checkpoints (cehwiedel.com)
Don’t Let the Holidays Be Ruined By Drinking and Driving, Kentucky Lawyer Says (prweb.com)
Be Safe on Superbowl Sunday (theplussizemommy.com)

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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From a Rapid City, South Dakota newspaper comes the following amazing story. I have to say, even with my forensic alcohol training, I did not believe it was possible to be at this blood alcohol level (0.708%), and be alive.

South Dakota authorities say a woman found passed out in a stolen vehicle may have set a state record with a blood alcohol content of .708, or almost nine times the legal limit.

Meade County State’s Attorney Jesse Sondreal says his research indicates that a level of .40 is considered lethal for about half the population, the Rapid City Journal reports.

Sondreal says the state’s legal limit is .08 and that state chemists cannot recall registering a blood alcohol content above .56, WKOW-TV of Rapid City reports.

The authorities say troopers found the woman, Marguerite Engle, 45, passed out beside a highway Dec. 1 in a van that had been reported stolen.

She missed her court appearance Dec. 15 but was found Monday sitting in another stolen vehicle in a ditch beside another highway near Fort Meade after another apparent round of drinks.

Her attorney declined comment, the Associated Press reports.

Update: TheSmokingGun.com is all over this story with photos and documents. Click here to see a mugshot of Engle, and here to read the official sworn affidavit by a chemist regarding her blood alcohol content. The website also posts a story of what it says is the reigning champ of blood alcohol content. That appears to go to a then-42-year-old Terri Comer who was arrested in 2007 in Klamath County in Oregon with a blood alcohol content of .720. Click here for more on that case. The documents show that Comer was found unconscious in her car by sheriff’s deputies who said the vehicle was in a snow bank and still running. They had to break a car window to free her.

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Driver registered blood-alcohol level of 0.708 (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Montana man charged with 7th DUI (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Cops Aren’t the Only Ones With Breathalyzers (kitsapsun.com)
Getting There: Can I drive home with an open bottle of wine from dinner? (seattlepi.com)

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in San Juan Capistrano from 7 pm to 3 am Saturday, June 27.

Although DUI Checkpoints are horribly ineffective in finding drunk drivers, police and MADD love them, because they give the right political appearances and give MADD volunteers something to do.

If you have any questions for an Orange County DUI Lawyer, contact me anytime at 714-568-1560.

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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

‘Orange County’s Avoid the 38’ is announcing its upcoming enforcement operations for the Winter Holiday DUI Campaign. The following schedule of operations, dates, and locations are provided for media release purposes. Sometimes, more details are announced closer to the event itself.

• DUI CHECKPOINT- Fri, Dec 19th, 2008 1900-0300, City of Orange

The full list of checkpoints for Orange County for the winter season (December 12- January 1^st) are available here, and if you have any questions for an Orange County DUI Lawyer, call my office at 714-568-1560. Brought to you by our firm, a group of Orange County DUI Attorneys.