OC DUI Blog » Orange County DUI Attorney http://www.ocduiblog.com All about Orange County DUIs, Police, Courts, News and Justice Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:38:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Orange County using DUI patrols for Superbowl Sunday http://www.ocduiblog.com/2009/01/orange-county-using-dui-patrols-for-superbowl-sunday/ http://www.ocduiblog.com/2009/01/orange-county-using-dui-patrols-for-superbowl-sunday/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:03:58 +0000 admin http://www.ocduiblog.com/?p=126
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Police will be on the lookout for motorists driving under the influence more than usual this Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday.

Statewide, 12 people were killed in alcohol-involved collisions on Super Bowl day last year, and another 167 were injured. The California Highway Patrol arrested 403 for drunk driving. In Orange County, two alcohol-related collisions were reported, three people were injured and 20 cited for DUI, according to CHP statistics.

“We’re not discouraging the celebration,” CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow said in a statement. “We’re asking fans to make the right call, so they won’t find themselves benched in a jail cell.”

Coastal cities like Costa Mesa and Newport Beach rank poorly in alcohol-related crashes and DUI arrests, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety – so beware of your neighboring motorists if you plan on traveling through there.

For the most part, Orange County cities are not planning any special DUI patrols or checkpoints for Super Bowl Sunday. But Brea police Sgt. Bill Smyser said officers will make sure to keep an eye out at popular spots around town.

In Santa Ana, officers expect to increase its number of patrol officers on Sunday.

If you need an Orange County DUI Lawyer, or have questions for an Orange County DUI Attorney, call me — anytime! — at (714) 568-1560.

]]> http://www.ocduiblog.com/2009/01/orange-county-using-dui-patrols-for-superbowl-sunday/feed/ 0 Costa Mesa DUI case dropped against coach. http://www.ocduiblog.com/2008/11/costa-mesa-dui-case-dropped-against-coach/ http://www.ocduiblog.com/2008/11/costa-mesa-dui-case-dropped-against-coach/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:51:49 +0000 admin http://www.ocduiblog.com/?p=12 From the Daily Pilot newspaper, a story about a DUI case dismissed: A 48-year-old Newport-Mesa sports coach and Costa Mesa resident arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month will not be charged, prosecutors said Tuesday. Laurence Draluck, 48, the Newport Harbor High School girls’ soccer coach, was arrested Oct. 6 in Costa Mesa on his way home from Los Angeles when police pulled him over and eventually arrested him on suspicion of DUI, he said. Prosecutors declined to elaborate on why they did not choose to charge him, only saying there was a lack of evidence. Prosecutors legally have up to a year from Draluck’s arrest to charge him, but said unless anything new turns up in the case, that is highly unlikely. If you have a need for an Orange County DUI Attorney, call Robert Miller at 714-568-1560.

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