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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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have learned that the city of Costa Mesa has received a state grant for DUI enforcement.  The grant activities will specifically target DUI offenders, Motorcycle Safety, drivers with suspended or revoked licenses, red light running, speeding, and seatbelt violations. This will be done through the use of DUI/driver’s license checkpoints, special enforcement operations, and court stings where DUI offenders with suspended or revoked licenses get behind the wheel after leaving court.

“Thanks to the dedicated hard work of agencies like the Costa Mesa Police Department, California has the fewest traffic fatalities since 1944,” said OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy. “While this is good news, we know that only by keeping the pressure on through enforcement and public awareness can we hope to sustain these declines and save lives.”

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints are a key component of the grant. These highly visible, widely publicized events are meant to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests, and law enforcement admits they are not effective at getting drunk drivers arrested.  If you have any questions for a DUI Specialist Orange County, call me anytime, at (877) 568-2977.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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DUI laws, being more of a political animal than a legal one, are something that California politicians tinker with each and every year, without fail.  This year, 2012, two measures signed into law alter DUI penalties in noteworthy ways.  Consider this our New Year’s Gift to you from our DUI lawyers Orange County.

AB 353 prohibits law enforcement from impouding a vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint if the driver’s only offense is not having a valid driver’se license.  Police must also make a reasonable attempt to identify the registered owner of the vehicle in order to release the vehicle to the registered owner or to a licensed driver authorized by the registered owner.

AB 520 allows a person convicted of alcohol related reckless driving (known as a “wet reckless”) to apply for a restricted license early if he or she complies with specified requirements, including the installation of an ignition interlock device.  If you have questions for a DUI lawyer Newport Beach, call me at (949) 682-5316.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that, with roving patrols and numerous checkpoints, Orange County law enforcement agencies arrested 786 people on suspicion of driving under the influence during the winter holiday anti-DUI campaign.

The multi-agency crackdown from Dec. 16 to Jan. 1, known as “Avoid the 38,” involved the California Highway Patrol, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and police departments. There were no reported DUI fatal collisions.

During the 17-day holiday enforcement period the previous year, 743 people were arrested for driving under the influence, according to the “Avoid” database.

Numerous patrols and checkpoints were scheduled countywide during the New Year weekend in Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Westminster, Anaheim, Buena Park and Placentia.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department “Avoid the 12″ DUI Task Force will be conducting DUI-roving patrols in the Cities of San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente on Friday, October 7, 2011.

These Multi-City DUI teams will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI related arrests and collisions.
Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
For questions about Orange County DUI cases, contact DUI Lawyer Robert Miller at (949) 682-5316.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned taht Newport Beach Police Department traffic officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 6 p.m. tonight until 1 a.m. Thursday.

The checkpoint will be northbound Newport Boulevard at Finley Avenue, a location selected based upon its proximity to bars and restaurants, according to a police statement. “Site determination was also based upon roadway configuration, sight distances, traffic volume, lighting, and motorist safety, the statement said.

The checkpoint will be clearly marked, police said, and vehicles will be selected to move through the check lanes on a pre-set basis to ensure objectivity and timeliness. “Motorists will be greeted and given an informational brochure on Driving Under The Influence, prepared by the Newport Beach Police Department Traffic Division, the statement said.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  Call us at (877) 568-2977 for any questions.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers were notified of the following article in Patch, entitled “Newport Beach DUI Checkpoint set for Tonight“.

A little bit misleading, as Newport Beach doesn’t have a checkpoint tonight, (August 26, 2011), just roving patrols.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Criminal Lawyers Orange have learned that the Avoid the 38 Orange County DUI Task Force today announced it will join nearly 10,000 other law enforcement agencies nationwide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving August 19 through September 5, known as “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”.

DUI Driver’s License Checkpoints, Multi-Agency DUI Task Force deployments and local Roving DUI patrols are scheduled locally, in partnership with law enforcement nationwide, during the Summer/Labor Day Campaign.  Call us at (877) 568-2977 if you have any questions.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned directly from the Traffic Division of the Newport Beach Police Department that they will be conducting a sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, August 12, 2011. The location of the checkpoint will be northbound Dover Drive at 16th Street. The approximate hours of operation will be from 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.

The checkpoint location was selected based upon its proximity to bars and restaurants and provides a high degree of visibility to the motoring public. Site determination was also based upon roadway configuration, sight distances, traffic volume, lighting, and motorist safety. A primary consideration was also officer safety.

The checkpoint will be clearly marked and vehicles will be selected to move through the check lanes on a pre-set basis to ensure objectivity and timeliness, according to the police agency.

Checkpoints do not necessarily produce dramatic increases in arrests, as we have reported previously.

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Costa Mesa gets grant for Orange County DUI Arrests

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

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Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that Orange County agencies are approved to be soon receiving $3.5 million for driving-under-the-influence enforcement and other traffic-safety programs, the state’s Office of Traffic Safety announced Wednesday.

Grants include: $100,000 for Irvine’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Program; $150,000 will go to Garden Grove for a DUI enforcement and awareness program; and $331,380 will go to Santa Ana for a traffic-enforcement program.

If you have questions for our Orange County DUI Lawyers, call anytime at (877) 568-2977