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Orange County DUI checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned that the Orange County “Avoid the 38” DUI Task Force will be deploying overtime patrols in the following cities: Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, La Habra Laguna Beach, La Palma, Placentia, Santa Ana and Westminster, as well as the Sheriff’s Department’s Contract Cities.  The Cal State University of Fullerton Police will also have patrols out.  These patrols
will be looking for the signs of a drunk driver to stop, test and arrest those who have had too much alcohol.

If you have questions for a DUI specialist Orange County, call us at (877) 568-2977, anytime.

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Orange County DUI checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

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…if you didn’t show up in court or didn’t do your alcohol school!  Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have learned, via an interesting article in the Orange County Register, that a special Orange County Sheriff’s Department task force on Monday canvassed neighborhoods in three South County cities and arrested seven people wanted on warrants for failing to appear in court on their drunken driving arrests.

An investigator and four deputies made up the “Avoid the 12″ DUI task force. At 6 a.m. they worked their way through a list of 28 people – in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita – who had either not shown up in court for the DUI-related appearance or had not completed the requirements of the program after being arrested for drunken driving.

The task force arrived in one patrol car and two unmarked cars. At each home, officers in uniforms walked up to the house. While two stood at the front door, two others surrounded the home making sure no one attempted to flee from it. Once the door was opened, deputies asked for the person with the warrant. They also asked to search the house looking in closets and under beds to locate possible suspects.

By 1:30 p.m. all the addresses on the list had been checked off. Seven visits were successful resulting in arrests. Some of the unsuccessful visits resulted in a variety of results: At one house, the individual had moved to Mexico; another person was already in jail, and in a few cases the addresses on the official records appeared to be false.

Deputy Wayne Howard, of the sheriff’s South County Traffic Bureau oversees the task force. He called Monday’s effort a good result.

“The biggest reason we do this is to keep people accountable,” he said. “A lot of people don’t realize this can happen. But if you take care of your warrant, you won’t have to look over your shoulder and you can start turning your life around.”

Howard said a lot of the drivers that are targeted are often repeat offenders.

The most recent statistics from the State Office of Traffic Safety show that in 2008 there were up to 1,355 people killed statewide in traffic collisions that were alcohol-related. About 28,463 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes. In Orange County there were 66 fatalities that result from alcohol-related crashes. About 2,160 people are injured.

Other components of the “Avoid the 12″ task force include DUI check point, saturation patrols and court stings where people on suspended licenses are followed by undercover officers and cited if they attempt to drive their cars.

In December holiday crackdown on drunken drivers resulted in about 743 arrests in a 17-day period.

“The estimate is that we can only catch about 1 to 2 percent of drunken drivers,” he said. “That means there were 70,000 to 80,000 drivers driving drunk on Orange County streets.”

The “Avoid the 12″ program is funded by the Office of Traffic Safety through a $874,000 grant. The program is in its second of three years.

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Orange County DUI checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that “Drunk Drivers Can’t Hide Behind Halloween Costumes” is the new slogan of this year’s Halloween DUI Saturation Patrols in Orange County.  This, in addition to the Costa Mesa DUI Checkpoint this weekend, gives cause to be careful when driving.  A portion of the Sheriff’s Department press release appears below:

“As party-going ghosts and goblins celebrate Halloween this October, the “Avoid the 38” Orange County DUI Task Force reminds everyone to keep the party off the road.

Roving DUI Saturation Patrols are planned this weekend in the cities of Costa Mesa, Cypress, Garden Grove,  Irvine and La Palma as well as the Sheriff’s South Contract Cities as part of the Task Force’s ongoing efforts to lower impaired driving.  The DUI Patrols will be working Friday, October 29 through Sunday, October 31.

Nighttime is an especially dangerous time to be on the road, but Halloween weekend is often one of the deadliest times of the year for impaired drivers. According to the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic
Reporting System, 16 individuals died and 417 were injured on Halloween in Alcohol Involved Collisions during the past five years, although the general drinking and driving trend is dropping dramatically.

“The scariest part of Halloween isn’t the spooky costumes and scary pranks,” said Sheriff Sandra Hutchens.  “It’s the fact that too often impaired drivers don’t plan ahead and end up making the roads scarier than a
horror show.”
The “Avoid the 38” Task Force recommends these simple tips for a safe Halloween

    Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin

    Before drinking,  designate a sober driver

    If you’re impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, or use public transportation

    If you happen to see a drunk driver on the road, don’t hesitate to call 911

    And remember, Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk.  If you know someone who is about to drive or ride while impaired, take their keys and help them make other arrangements to get to where they are going safely

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

For information from our Orange County DUI Attorneys, call our office at (714) 568-1560.  For information on “Avoid the 38”, please visit www.californiaavoid.org.

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Orange County DUI checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Arrests Planned for All Orange County DUI Drivers Now Through Labor Day

Our Orange County DUI lawyers have learned that between August 20 and September 6, several California counties will join an intense nationwide crackdown on drunk driving. The campaign is called “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit: Under Arrest.” Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County are among participating counties in California.

In Orange County, officers will conduct 5 checkpoints, 1 multi-agency DUI Task Force operation, 10 local roving DUI saturation patrols, a court sting operation, and a warrant/probation sweep targeting Orange County DUI repeat offenders. During the campaign, all impaired drivers will be arrested, according to officials involved in the campaign. Those arrested during the sweep are being threatened with jail time, loss of a driver’s license, fines, and possibly being ordered to use ignition interlocks.

According to officials involved with the program, fatalities and injuries due to alcohol in California have decreased significantly since the enforcement campaign began, from 1,780 in 2007 to 1,317 in 2009.

This blog always lists the locations of dui checkpoints orange county ca. For more specific information about the locations of the checkpoints in Orange County, click here. To read more about the locations of the checkpoints in Los Angeles County, click here.  And, you can always contact our Orange County DUI Lawyers, anytime, at (714) 568-1560.

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Orange County DUI checkpoints for Cinco de Mayo, 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

The Memorial Day Weekend “Avoid the 38” – DUI Campaign concluded this past weekend with the deployment in Orange County of two Sobriety Checkpoints along with DUI Saturation Patrols focusing special attention towards drivers.  Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers warned you about these DUI Checkpoint Locations in Orange County at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

From 12:01 AM Friday, May 28, 2010 through Midnight Monday, June 1, 2010 officers representing the “Avoid the 38” Task Force arrested 142 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the State of California.   There were no DUI deaths reported during this time period.

(**NOTE: These numbers are only provisional with some agencies yet to report**)

Law enforcement officials will be conducting more “Avoid” anti-DUI efforts throughout the county and region during the July 4^th weekend and the 18 day campaign in August ending Labor Day weekend.

You can visit the AVOID website at www.californiaavoid.org for more information about anti DUI efforts in Orange County, or around the state.