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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Escondido DUI / Drivers License Checkpoint Scheduled
Our Criminal Attorneys Riverside were notified of a nearby DUI checkpoint: The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 30, 2010, from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM, in the City of Escondido.
A DUI checkpoint not is a proven effective method for achieving this goal, but the Escondido police department obtains substantial federal funding and money and volunteers from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) for putting on the checkpoint.
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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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The Lake Elsinore Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint, brought to you by the Rancho Cucamonga Criminal Defense Attorneys at expertlawfirm.com.
The Lake Elsinore Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, January 30th. 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 / 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 not a proven-effective method for achieving this goal, but police get money from the Federal Government (and MADD) to promote checkpoints. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, The Lake Elsinore 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.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Our Orange County DUI Lawyers found a press release by the Irvine Police Department regarding their a DUI/sobriety checkpoint during the evening hours on Saturday December 19, 2009. The checkpoint was located at Irvine Center Drive and Hubble in the City of Irvine. As part of the California Holiday DUI Crackdown Campaign, the purpose of the checkpoint was to deter impaired driving and hold accountable those driving under the influence.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) helped sponsor and provide support to these checkpoints. According to MADD, in one survey, 79% of the public approved of sobriety checkpoints.
Funding for the special enforcement campaign, December 16, 2009 through January 3, 2010 came from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This checkpoint was staffed by sworn officers and professional staff from the Irvine Police Department, and by MADD volunteers.
Look at these numbers:
Vehicles Stopped Sobriety Tests DUI Arrests Citations Issued Vehicles Towed
347 4 ZERO (0) 14 5
347 vehicles and drivers (not to mention other passengers) inconvenienced, traffic delayed, for zero arrests? For 14 traffic tickets to be issued? As I’ve said so many times, DUI checkpoints are a waste of time, and aren’t even as effective as the more useful saturation patrols. But still, based upon MADD pressure and federal money, they persist.
I often get the argument, “but Robert, if even one drunk driver is taken off the road…”, an argument that has its own logical fallacy, but in this case, as with many others, what if not even one drunk driver is taken off the road?
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 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.
If you plan to make merry this holiday season by hoisting a few, be forewarned: Fullerton police are out there looking for you.
Fullerton police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Saturday, Dec., 19, to watch for intoxicated drivers. The checkpoint which will be held from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The location is not being announced, but will be on a major thoroughfare. (Typically near Commonwealth and Harbor in the Downtown Fullerton area in the city, based upon past DUI checkpoints).
Motorists passing through the Fullerton checkpoint will also receive safe driving literature donated by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), as part of the political connection between DUI law enforcement and MADD.
The Fullerton checkpoint will be the first of 300 DUI checkpoints planned by law enforcement agencies throughout the state as part of an 18-day “Holiday DUI Crackdown Campaign” funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Fullerton’s officers “will be adopting a zero tolerance approach to DUI cases,” said Sgt. Tak Kim, who is coordinating the event for the Police Department. “If you’re over the legal limit, you’re going to jail.”
Kim said the intent of the program “is not to spoil the holidays for anyone. Rather, our single goal is to try to make sure everyone has a great holiday by keeping intoxicated motorists off the streets where they can’t hurt themselves or innocent bystanders.”
The statewide Holiday DUI Crackdown Campaign will run Dec. 19 through Jan. 3, as I have reported in another posting. DUIs have dropped in the past few years, which is urging law enforcement to show that they are needed to keep streets safe (and keep their jobs).
Further information about the DUI enforcement program may be obtained by calling the Traffic Bureau of the Fullerton Police Department at (714) 738-5313.
Original press release is also available online here: http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=1923
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Note: As an Orange County DUI Lawyer, I often present information about DUI checkpoints out of town. The following was sent to me as a press release from the Highland Police Department.
Highland Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers With Checkpoints
The holiday season is upon us. Plans are in place for parties, shopping and traveling to friends and family. However, each year motorists will be in harms way thanks to the careless ones who will drink and drive this season. In preparation for this, the Highland Police Department will be conducting several DUI/Drivers License checkpoints during this hoiliday season.
Beginning at 6PM on December 16, 2009, the Highland Police Department will join law enforcement across the state as part of California’s 18 Day Holiday DUI Crackdown Campaign with law enforcement agencies deploying 300 DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints statewide. Funding for the special enforcement campaign, December 16, 2009 through January 3, 2010 comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
On Saturday, December 19, 2009 from 6 PM through 2 AM the Highland Police Department will have a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint at Victoria Avenue and Highland Avenue.
“Drunk driving is simply not worth the risk.” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “Violators often face jail time, the loss of their driver’s license, higher insurance rates, attorney fees, time away from work, and dozens of other expenses. So don’t take the chance. Remember, if you are over the limit, you are under arrest.”
Law enforcement encourages everyone planning a family gathering over the holidays to first think about how your friends and family will get home after drinking during holiday celebrations. Everyone is encouraged to “Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911″ and be ready to describe the vehicle, its location and direction of travel to make your community safer into the New Year. With everyone’s help, families won’t remember the holidays of 2009 as a time of loss at the hands of another drunk driver.
Another one will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., in the City of Highland. 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.
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 not a proven effective method for achieving this goal, but substantial political pressure from groups like MADD, and federal funding for having checkpoints, make these attractive to law enforcement.
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.
Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Sergeant Don Lupear
Highland Police Department
909-425-9793
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The following press release was sent to us, due to our relationship with law enforcement as the best DUI lawyers in Orange County. We present it to you for your information and knowledge in planning ahead.
IRVINE, CA (September 6, 2009): The Irvine Police Department conducted a sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint during the evening hours on Saturday September 5, 2009. The checkpoint was located at Jamboree and Birch in the City of Irvine. As part of the Drunk Driving: Over the Limit, Under Arrest national DUI crackdown campaign, the purpose of the checkpoint was to deter impaired driving and hold accountable those driving under the influence.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) estimates that communities which consistently use sobriety checkpoints experience as much as eight times the reduction in DUI incidents as communities that use roving patrols alone. Checkpoints have been highly effective in educating the public to the hazards of impaired driving. According to MADD, in one survey, 79% of the public approved of sobriety checkpoints.
The California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Transportation Administration have given support for this project.
This checkpoint was staffed by sworn officers and professional staff from the Irvine Police Department, and by community volunteers.
No significant traffic delays were encountered as a result of the checkpoint.
Vehicles Stopped Sobriety Tests DUI Arrests Citations Issued
338 11 3 9
For further information contact Lt. John Hare at (949) 724-7112.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The following appeared in the Orange County Register this past Monday:
LAGUNA BEACH
A DUI checkpoint in South Laguna on Friday night nabbed six drivers and screened almost 2,000 motorists in five hours.
Laguna Beach police ran the checkpoint from 9 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes of South Pacific Coast Highway near Three Arch Bay.
In all 1,996 cars passed through. Laguna Beach police were assisted by officials from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, who passed out information about the dangers of drinking and driving.
Fifteen motorists were given field sobriety tests. Police found four unlicensed drivers.
In Irvine, a sobriety checkpoint at Barranca Parkway and Von Karman Street also on Friday night led to the arrest of two drivers.
In all, 185 drivers passed through the checkpoint. Police gave four sobriety tests. Two drivers failed. They also gave out five citations.
Statewide, DUI deaths fell 9 percent to 1,029 in 2008.
“Credit for the drop in DUI deaths goes to law enforcement, state and local agencies, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other safety advocates,” said Christopher Murphy, director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “In addition, the people of California have come together to address this deadly problem and are now seeing results. As positive as these figures are, though, we can never let up until we achieve our goal of zero deaths.”
As always, DUI checkpoints are politicized. The police agencies know they are ineffective (roving patrols are much much more effective at getting persons suspected of DUI arrested), but with the political pressure of MADD, and the matching funds of the federal government, they persist.
Anyway, if you have questions for our Orange County DUI lawyers, be sure to call, anytime, at (714) 568-1560.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
(Note: The following press release was sent to me, an Orange County DUI Lawyer, from law enforcement, and I post it here as information for drivers in Orange County).
Ahhh, Friday night…end of the work week and time to unwind!
But be advised: If your plans to unwind Friday night, Aug. 28, include a stop at a favorite local watering hole, the Fullerton Police Department may have a little surprise for you.
The department will host a special DUI checkpoint on the 28th in an effort to help keep Fullerton’s streets safer for everyone.
The checkpoint will be held from 9 p.m.-3 a.m., and the location is not being announced, but will be on a major thoroughfare.
Motorists passing through the checkpoint will receive safe driving literature from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), and Community Services Programs Inc.
The checkpoint is funded under the “Avoid the 28” grant from the Office of Traffic Safety and administered by the Anaheim Police Department. The “28” are the 28 Orange County law enforcement agencies, including Fullerton.
Further information about the DUI enforcement program may be obtained by calling the Traffic Bureau of the Fullerton Police Department at (714) 738-5313.
And, if you need a DUI specialist in Orange County, call me anytime at 714-568-1560.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
From Time Magazine:
Nearly 13,000 Americans die in traffic accidents every year. Now Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is opening a new front in its war on drunk drivers, and it’s getting help from the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
A new highway bill pending before Congress would instruct all 50 states to require all motorists convicted of driving under the influence to equip their cars with interlock systems that shut down a vehicle when a measured amount of alcohol is detected.
There are already about 150,000 interlock systems now in cars in the U.S., placed there for drivers with multiple DUI convictions. But the proposed mandate would expand the use of interlock systems exponentially; MADD’s statistics indicate that nearly 1.5 million Americans are arrested annually on DUI charges, making it the No. 1 crime for which Americans are arrested.
States wouldn’t have to abide by the ruling, but there would be heavy pressure to conform, since states that don’t adopt the mandate could lose their highway funds. “The national 21 minimum drinking age and the .08% law [for allowable alcohol in the bloodstream] both resulted from federal highway sanctions. History tells us that this approach works,” says Laura Dean-Mooney of MADD. So far only 11 states require interlocks for anyone with one conviction who is currently driving on a DUI-restricted license.
Opponents of the MADD push for stricter laws warn that a federal interlock requirement would serve as a Trojan horse, opening the way for even more sophisticated interlock technology that would be required on every car sold in the U.S., according to Sarah Longwell, managing director of the American Beverage Institute, which lobbies on behalf of taverns and restaurants. “If you go to the ball game and happen to have a beer you wouldn’t be able drive home,” she says.
Like those “Objects may be closer …” warnings on outside car mirrors, opponents warn that brave new technology may be nearer than it appears. Nissan is now testing various systems that don’t even require a Breathalyzer to detect drinking. One system uses a tiny camera to observe facial expressions, another system being tested checks blood alcohol levels though sensors when the driver grasps the shift control and a third system uses the car’s internal computer to calculate if a motorist is steering erratically. Ford already has a system that allows parents to limit the speed of a vehicle driven by a youthful motorist, and Mercedes-Benz’s new E-Class comes with a system that issues an audible warning if the driver gets drowsy.
MADD president Chuck Hurley doesn’t deny he would like to see such systems put into service, but says wider use of such technology is 10 years off, and MADD isn’t calling for automakers to install it now. Current Breathalyzer technology, he said, would make a big difference almost immediately. In New Mexico, for example, DUI fatalities have been reduced 35% since the state began requiring all convicted DUI offenders to use an ignition interlock device. “Studies have shown alcohol ignition interlocks to be effective in reducing recidivism,” concurs Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
In continuing to look for ways to curb drunk driving, MADD is emphasizing its negative economic impact. MADD estimates that drunk driving now accounts for 18% of the nation’s auto-insurance bill and 20% of all emergency-room costs that are never reimbursed, as well as 16% of all probation costs and 6% of all jail cells used in the U.S.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The Escondido Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint in the City of Escondido on Saturday night, June 6, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 12:30 AM.
The emphasis of the checkpoint will be to detect drunk drivers and those with suspended, revoked, or no driver license and to continue our education / awareness campaign on the dangers of driving impaired.
This checkpoint is an effort to continue the Escondido Police Department’s commitment to traffic safety by reducing the number of people killed and injured in alcohol-involved collisions.
The checkpoint is being conducted in conjunction with the North County Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Council and Mothers against Drunk Drivers.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sgt. Dana Ray
PHONE: (760) 839-4960
If you have been arrested for DUI in Orange County, contact me anytime at 714-568-1560.
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Add new tag, Driver's license, Driving under the influence, drunk driving, Law, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police, Road traffic safety
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