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Roving DUI Patrols in Orange County on Friday Sept. 19, 2008

Friday, September 19th, 2008

The Orange County Register reports the following:

LAKE FOREST Deputies will be keeping an extra eye on intoxicated drivers tonight during DUI roving patrols that will be searching for the drunk drivers in three south county cities.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting the roving patrols in the cities of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita tonight, officials said.

Unlike DUI checkpoints, where law enforcement targets particular street or intersection, roving patrols check for drunk drivers throughout city streets. One or more deputies are assigned the task of searching for the intoxicated drivers throughout the night.

Between January and August, deputies have cited 98 drivers for driving under the influence in Mission Viejo, according to department statistics. In Lake Forest, 108 drivers have been cited in the same period. Forty drivers have been cited in Rancho Santa Margarita.

The cost for operating such a patrol is being paid for by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

As I have mentioned in the past, roving patrols actually are a more efficient way of searching for suspected drunk drivers.  However, politics prevents checkpoints from going away, even though they are expensive, intrusive, and don’t work. 

If you need to speak to an Orange County DUI Lawyer,  call me anytime at 714-568-1560.