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Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Our DUI Lawyers Orange County have learned that the “Avoid the 12” Orange County DUI Campaign is going to be very active in Orange County, CA, this Superbowl Weekend.
Law Enforcement joins with the national “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” message from the National Football League (NFL), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) Coalition. The “Avoid the 12” DUI Task Force will be deploying special roving DUI patrols on Sunday, February 5th in several communities throughout the area looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. These DUI patrols, along with regularly scheduled patrol officers, are looking for signs of an intoxicated driver behind the wheel.

“We want everyone to make the right decision on Super Bowl Sunday,” said Chris Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “Having a designated sober driver should be an obvious call in everyone’s playbook. Making sure designated sober drivers know how much we appreciate their responsible decision is what will make this year’s celebration extra special – and extra safe.”

If you are hosting a Super Bowl Party:
• Make sure all of your guests designate their sober drivers before kickoff or help arrange ridesharing with other sober drivers
• Serve plenty of food
• Offer a variety of non-alcoholic choices like non-alcohol beers, soft drinks, juice, and water
• Serve one drink at a time and serve measured drinks
• Determine ahead of time when you’ll stop serving alcohol, such as one hour before the end of the party or at the end of the third quarter of the game (just like NFL stadiums) and begin serving coffee and dessert

If you are attending a Super Bowl party or watching at a sports bar or restaurant:
• Designate a sober driver before the party begins.
• Avoid drinking too much alcohol too fast. Pace yourself—eat enough food, take breaks and alternate with non-alcoholic drinks.
• Take appropriate steps to prevent anyone from driving while impaired. Remember, “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”
• Always buckle up – it’s your best defense on the road

Enjoy the game. And always, if you have questions for our Orange County DUI Lawyers, contact me at (877) 568-2977.

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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 Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo on Friday, January 20, 2012. These Multi-City DUI teams will target areas that have a high incidence of DUI-related arrests and collisions.

Orange County DUI Checkpoints: Laguna Niguel (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Checkpoints: Huntington Beach, Westminster, Anaheim, Buena Park, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach. (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI arrests up this New Year’s Eve (ocduiblog.com)

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Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Our Newport Beach DUI lawyers

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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.

Orange County DUI Checkpoint: Irvine Conducts DUI Checkpoint for the Holidays (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Checkpoint locations: San Juan Capistrano (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI arrests are up (ocduiblog.com)

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Our DUI Lawyers in Orange County have learned that the 2011/12 Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown on intoxicated drivers has ended and resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests from Sobriety Checkpoints, Special Saturation Patrols and routine patrols in the Orange County “Avoid the 38 ” DUI Enforcement Campaign. From 12:01 AM Friday, December 16th, through midnight Sunday, January 1, 2012 officers representing 38 county law enforcement agencies have arrested 836 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. In 2010/11, 743 DUI arrests occurred during the same time period. This year there were no DUI related fatalities during the holiday period. Be safe out there and if you have questions, call me at (949) 682-5316.

Friday, February 3rd, 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.

Orange County DUI Checkpoint: Irvine Conducts DUI Checkpoint for the Holidays (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Checkpoint locations: San Juan Capistrano (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Checkpoint Locations: Costa Mesa (ocduiblog.com)
Huntington Beach DUI checkpoints “not mean to increase arrests” (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Crackdown results in 255 arrests in one week (ocduiblog.com)

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Our DUI Lawyers Orange Countyhave learned, through a press release sent to us from the Huntington Beach Police Department, that the PD believes that, even though they have a grant for DUI checkpoints, that they will not increase arrests. As they state, “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.”

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Orange County DUI Checkpoints: Huntington Beach, Westminster, Anaheim, Buena Park, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach. (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI arrests up this New Year’s Eve (ocduiblog.com)
Orange County DUI Checkpoints: New Year’s Eve edition (ocduiblog.com)

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Our DUI Lawyers Orange County

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have learned that The Orange County Crime Laboratory (OCCL) has received a $350,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to purchase new instrumentation for increased identification and quantitation of prescription and abused drugs for cases when driving under the influence of Drugs (DUID) is suspected. This technology will provide more comprehensive toxicological testing of DUID case samples. Obtaining these additional equipment funds was done in cooperation with and through the assistance of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

In recent studies, 23 percent of all fatally injured drivers tested positive for drug involvement. In another study where drivers voluntarily allowed for testing, more tested positive for marijuana (8.4 percent) than for alcohol (7.6 percent).

If you have any questions for our DUI Lawyers Newport Beach, call (877) 568-2977, anytime.

Friday, February 3rd, 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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Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Los Angeles DUI patrols are going to be out in force this New Year’s Eve.

Friday, Dec. 30

DUI Checkpoint: Azusa
DUI Checkpoint: Redondo Beach
LAPD Sobriety Checkpoint: Figueroa Street at 9th Street in the Central Area, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
LAPD DUI Checkpoint – Pacific Area (includes Del Rey, Manchester Square, Mar Vista, Oakwood, Palms, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice and Westchester)
Avoid (West) DUI Checkpoint: Torrance
Avoid the 100 (West) DUI Patrol: El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach and Torrance
LASD DUI Patrol: Cerritos, 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
LASD DUI Patrol: Norwalk, 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
CHP DUI Patrol: Antelope Valley
CHP DUI Patrol: Newhall
LAPD Sobriety Checkpoint: Van Nuys Boulevard at Haddon Avenue in the Foothill Area, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31

Avoid the 100 (East) Multi-Agency DUI Checkpoint: Including Monterey Park, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Montebello and Bell Gardens
Avoid the 100 (East) Multi-Agency DUI Patrol: Including the cities of Glendora, Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, Covina, Azusa, Irwindale, CHP and LAPD
Avoid the 100 (East) Multi-Agency DUI Patrol: Including Glendale, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Burbank, San Marino and San Fernando.
Avoid the 100 (West) DUI Patrol: El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach and Torrance
Avoid the 100 (East) Multi-Agency DUI Patrol: Including officers from Baldwin Park, West Covina, Baldwin Park School Police, El Monte, Monrovia, Arcadia and Sierra Madre
CHP DUI Patrol: Antelope Valley
CHP DUI Patrol: Newhall
LASD DUI Patrol: Bellflower 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
LASD DUI Patrol: Compton 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
LAPD Sobriety Checkpoint Lincoln Boulevard at Maxella Avenue in the Pacific Area, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012

LAPD DUI Saturation Patrol: Mission Area (includes Arleta, Mission Hills, North Hills, Panorama City, Sylmar), 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
LASD DUI Patrol: Carson 8 p.m.-4 a.m.
LASD DUI Patrol: Industry 8 p.m.-4 a.m.

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Huntington Beach police will hold a sobriety checkpoint at 9 p.m. Friday at an undisclosed location in the city.

Westminster, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Anaheim, Buena Park and Laguna Niguel are also expected to have checkpoints Friday night, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. If you have questions for our Orange County DUI Lawyers, contact me at (877) 568-2977 anytime.

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