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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that the Costa Mesa Police will be stopping cars at Bristol Street and Randolph Avenue from 6 to 11 p.m. Tuesday to check drivers’ licenses and look for drunk drivers.
Advance publicity of the DUI checkpoints is one of the criteria California courts use in determining the legality of a checkpoint if it ends up being challenged.
The high courts have not ruled on the legality of stopping cars to check for drivers’ licenses, but have upheld DUI checkpoints for two decades, even if they are not as effective as DUI roving patrols, our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers think.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that the Orange County Sheriffs Department arrested two drivers for driving on suspended licenses and cited 10 others for driving without their licenses while conducting a DUI checkpoint that was part of a statewide campaign funded by the state Office of Traffic Safety.
Almost 1,400 cars passed through the Laguna Niguel checkpoint between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Wayne Howard said. Of those, 741 drivers were directed into primary screening and 27 drivers were directed to secondary screening.
Five drivers were given field sobriety tests, but none were found to be driving while impaired. Ten vehicles were towed. Two teen drivers were cited for driving in violation of their provisional driver’s licenses.
Since the campaign began Aug. 20, 188 drunken drivers have been arrested countywide. The campaign will continue until Sept. 6, with additional DUI checkpoints and roving saturation patrols planned for cities countywide. Patrols can consist of from one patrol car to 10 specifically targeting drunken drivers, Howard said.
Deputies also are targeting people who have not shown up on court warrants. They will be arrested at their homes and taken directly to court, Howard said.
The summer campaign is in its first of three years, and it’s the impound fees for unlicensed drivers, plus the matching funds from the Federal Government, that make checkpoints particularly profitable, even if they are not at all effective in removing drunken drivers from the street (roving patrols are much more effective).
“So they will be hit pretty hard,” Howard said. “It’s kind of an all-out blitz.” Our Orange County DUI lawyers continue the good fight. Call us anytime.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Newport Beach DUI lawyers have learned of a DUI checkpoint announced by the Cypress Police Department.
DUI Checkpoint Summertime DUI Campaign Continues in the City of Cypress with Increased Enforcement & Awareness
The Cypress Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. within the city limits.
Personnel will be checking drivers to identify and arrest offenders, and DUI checkpoints can be a significant source of funds from federal grants and impound fees, mainly from unlicensed drivers.
If you have questions for our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers, call us at 877-568-2977, anytime.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Long Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that the Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint, Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. in the East Division. 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 to 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/Driver License Checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, ensure drivers have a valid driver license, and also to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and encourage sober designated drivers. A DUI Checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Long 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. For further information, please contact Sergeant Douglas Bender in the Traffic Section at 562-570-5737, or contact our Long Beach DUI Lawyers at (877) 568-2977.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Rancho Cucamonga Criminal Defense Attorneys have learned that a Driving Under The Influence And Drivers License Checkpoint –8/27/2010, will take place in Rancho Cucamonga
On Friday, August 27, 2010 Deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department will be conducting a D.U.I. and Drivers License Checkpoint in the city of Rancho Cucamonga. The checkpoint will be conducted between the hours of 6 P.M and 2 A.M.
Deputies will be screening for intoxicated drivers and checking for valid drivers’ licenses. This operation is funded by a grand awarded to the City of Rancho Cucamonga by the California Office of Traffic Safety through National Highway Safety Administration, and in fact such funding can be a major source of cash for police agencies.
Our Rancho Cucamonga DUI attorneys were sent this press release from Jason Frey, Deputy
Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
Traffic Division
(909) 477-2817
Drive safely.
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
How to Clear My DUI Charges? Beat DUI Arrest Now!
Do you want to clear your DUI charges? Evidence showing that a person is charged with an offense does not necessarily mean that the person is guilty. This is why you have to clear your DUI charges before you are confirmed guilty and before the police enter it in the criminal records as a public document.
The steps you should take in order to clear a DUI record are not easy especially if you learn it through experience. You will absolutely know how hard beating a dui arrest record can get if you have been charged a DUI before.
To clear your DUI charges, you must hire a criminal lawyer that has experience in these kinds of cases, proof that you were not drunk, and a BAC level that is lower than.08%. The rules and procedures show some discrepancy from different states but most DUI can be expunge. Although it is hard, most DUI’s can be cleared if you do the following:
To ensure that your BAC is calculated properly, you must keep in mind that breathalyzer tests are judged on the normal person’s BAC levels. This information is helpful if your Blood Alcohol Content and patience levels differ from that statistic.
To provide a good protection, you must remember that some drinks like coffee lattes can make breathalyzers give an imprecise BAC reading. You’ll be able to clear your DUI charges if what you have been consuming is not alcohol but just coffee latte.
If you have evidence that you were not impaired when you were pulled over, you will have a chance to avoid DUI conviction. This argue can be supported if you had a BAC level lesser than.08%. You must bear in mind that if your actions show that you were under the influence at the time of the testing and the state can provide adequate evidence to prove it, your arguments will be overruled. You will be convicted for DUI without any doubt.
With the above easy steps, you are going to take your first stair to clear your DUI record as long as you chase them. You need to perform what the officer will tells you to do in order to avoid adding new charges to your DUI and lower your chance of clearing your DUI charge overall. You must also be familiar with the circumstances that can affect the result of your BAC as well as the preferred level of BAC to guarantee that you can beat DUI arrest.
Author BioRichard Jacobs is a chief editor since early 2007, and he currently works for MyDUIAttorney. A website that helps you to find the right DUI lawyer, you can search for a Houston DUI Lawyer or for New Jersey DUI Lawyer online, anytime!
California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have the results of the recent Irvine Police Department DUI Checkpoint. Irvine police arrested one suspected drunken driver during a checkpoint at Jeffrey Road and Barranca Parkway Saturday night.
They stopped 301 vehicles, issued 43 tickets, and conducted five sobriety tests of people who were not drunk, according to an Irvine Police Department press release. (That’s a 0.003% arrest rate, if you’re keeping track).
Publicity of the checkpoints is one of the criteria California courts use in determining their legality, under the Ingersoll decision factors.
As do other local police departments, Irvine conducts checkpoints as part of a state grant program, which often can be very lucrative for police agencies, even though they are not nearly as effective as roving patrols in getting drunk drivers off the road.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI lawyers have learned that a Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint is taking place on Saturday, August 7th.
WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint
WHEN:Saturday, August 7, 2010 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
WHERE:Avalon Boulevard and Opp Street which is located within the LAPD’s Harbor Division.
WHO:Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence (CTF/DUI) Detail South Traffic Division
WHY: Police have found that impounds from unlicensed drivers and a few DUIs are major sources of revenue for the LAPD.
The Officer-in-Charge is Sergeant Mark Guardado of South Traffic Division’s Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Detail. Approximately ten traffic enforcement officers (motorcycle officers), six collision investigation officers and two traffic enforcement sergeants from South Traffic Division will be involved in the checkpoint.
Funding for this checkpoint comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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California, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Dui Checkpoints, Health, Law, Legal Information, newport beach dui lawyers, orange county dui lawyers, police, Random checkpoint
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned, through the Orange County Register, that the Huntington Beach police department has found new ways to crack down on those who drink and drive after reports that the city has a “significant” problem with drunken drivers.
The department has announced an aggressive new DUI strategy that includes posting the names of DUI arrestees on their website, sending letters to restaurants that they believe are fueling drunken driving, and adding a third officer to a specialized DUI team. City officials began distributing the letters in the spring and are still reviewing the name postings and adding the third officer.
The strategy — laid out in 16-page report given to the City Council this month — said the city has a serious drunken driving problem.
Statistics show that in 2008 Huntington Beach had the third most DUI drivers in the state for a city of its size. Huntington Beach has about 201,000 residents.
Huntington Beach had about 1,000 more DUI arrests in 2008 than Irvine, a city with a similar population size, and 900 more arrests than Anaheim, a city with population almost double Huntington Beach’s.
Police DUI strategies may differ in each city in part because of the dynamics of that area, officials said.
“We try to find one that fits the needs of the community,” said Irvine police spokesman Lt. John Hare.
Irvine’ police department posts all of the names of arrestees on their website but does not have a specific list of DUI suspects. If a commander in charge of a certain geographical area of Irvine notices a trend in drunken driving they will approach a particular establishment, Hare said.
In Fullerton, which has a concentrated area of establishments that serve alcohol similar to Surf City’s downtown, police have been working with bar owners to help servers better identify when a customer has had too much to drink, said Fullerton police Cprl. Tim Kandler. They do not post name of DUI arrestees on their website, he said.
Huntington Beach police spokesman Lt. Russell Reinhart said his department’s DUI program is the most aggressive in the county.
Currently, the police do four to eight DUI checkpoints a year, have a specialized DUI patrol team, use their helicopters to catch DUI drivers, and put extra officers on patrol some Friday and Saturday nights. The department has received $1.4 million in grant funding to beef up DUI patrols.
For the past three years, the department has averaged 1,700 DUI arrests a year, the report said.
Still, police say they need more help.
“Even with all we have done there remains a significant DUI problem in Huntington Beach,” the report said. “Our resources were so quickly overwhelmed we believe on any given night a large number of drunk drivers likely leave our downtown area undetected.”
Some locals said that while drinking and driving is a serious offense, they have mixed opinions on the department’s new strategies.
Scott Spigelmire, 34, sat outside Beachfront 301 in downtown on a recent weekday evening drinking a Budweiser and a glass of water. He said posting the names of DUI arrestees was an invasion of privacy and increasing police presence might drive away business.
“There is no reason to drink and drive,” said Spigelmire, of Huntington Beach. “If you are too hammered, pay $50 to $100 bucks to get home in a cab. It could be so much more in the long run (if you drink and drive).”
Changing it up
Police could start posting the names of DUI arrestees this summer.
What do you think of posting the arestees’ names online? Vote in our poll below to the right.
DUI defense attorney Barry Simons said he disagreed with this approach.
“This has been a concept that has been floated around for years,” said Simons, a former dean of the national college for DUI Defense. “Humiliate them, single them out. It is the Scarlet Letter approach and there is absolutely no empirical data that things like that will do anything to affect recidivism.”
“It could have a damaging affect on an individual’s reputation,” he said.
Reinhart said that the arrests are public information and police expect that the public will help monitor DUI drivers. For example, someone can call the police if they see that a neighbor with a suspended license is driving, Reinhart said.
“We get tips on a regular basis and we are hoping to get more of them,” he said.
Councilman Joe Carchio said he supports posting the names, saying it might be a deterrent for people who drink and drive.
“I want to prevent people from drinking and driving but I also want to protect their rights as an individual,” he said. “I have no sympathy for drunk drivers. None whatsoever.”
Councilman Don Hansen said a policy to post the names needs to be further vetted.
“It may be a little far reaching and I’m concerned about those folks that may not be charged or could not even be guilty and if it is posted on the website there could be some … issues,” he said.
The department began sending letters to restaurants in April reporting at least one of their patrons was arrested for driving under the influence. Sharkeez and Hurricanes have received the most letters from the department, Reinhart said.
Sharkeez received four letters with 14 arrested on DUIs, and Hurricanes received three letters with eight people arrested for DUIs, he said.
Hurricanes manager Rich Jardine said the letters have been helpful to his staff. He alerted his servers and bartender to keep a closer eye on patrons.
“It is difficult to tell if they are over the legal limit of. 08,” said Jardine, who has been with Hurricanes for 18 years. “A lot of people can maintain to the naked eye and still be over the legal limit.”
Police will accumulate the DUI data and could place restrictions on the businesses’ licenses and permits, officials say.
Reinhart said the department hopes to add a third officer to their DUI enforcement team as soon as the funds become available.
Officers say they are after more than sober driving. They want life changes.
“We believe they are not only prevent deaths, injuries and traffic collisions; but potentially change people’s lives in a positive way that prevents other negative behaviors,” the report said.
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
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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