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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers have learned that the Orange County Sheriffs Department arrested two drivers for driving on suspended licenses and cited 10 others for driving without their licenses while conducting a DUI checkpoint that was part of a statewide campaign funded by the state Office of Traffic Safety.

Almost 1,400 cars passed through the Laguna Niguel checkpoint between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Wayne Howard said. Of those, 741 drivers were directed into primary screening and 27 drivers were directed to secondary screening.

Five drivers were given field sobriety tests, but none were found to be driving while impaired. Ten vehicles were towed. Two teen drivers were cited for driving in violation of their provisional driver’s licenses.

Since the campaign began Aug. 20, 188 drunken drivers have been arrested countywide. The campaign will continue until Sept. 6, with additional DUI checkpoints and roving saturation patrols planned for cities countywide. Patrols can consist of from one patrol car to 10 specifically targeting drunken drivers, Howard said.

Deputies also are targeting people who have not shown up on court warrants. They will be arrested at their homes and taken directly to court, Howard said.

The summer campaign is in its first of three years, and it’s the impound fees for unlicensed drivers, plus the matching funds from the Federal Government, that make checkpoints particularly profitable, even if they are not at all effective in removing drunken drivers from the street (roving patrols are much more effective).

“So they will be hit pretty hard,” Howard said. “It’s kind of an all-out blitz.”  Our Orange County DUI lawyers continue the good fight.  Call us anytime.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers want to make sure you’re aware of where the DUI checkpoints are this weekend in Orange County.

From 7 tonight to 3 a.m. Saturday, a DUI/DL checkpoint will be up somewhere in Laguna Niguel.

During those same hours, DUI saturation patrols are scheduled in some of the bars and restaurants in La Habra.

The campaign has scheduled “DUI Taskforce Operations” from 2-3 a.m. Saturday in Buena Park, La Habra and Placentia, and saturation patrols during the same hours in Anaheim.

Finally, La Habra holds a DUI/DL Checkpoint from 7 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday.  Our Orange County DUI lawyers want you to be safe this weekend, people.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Newport Beach DUI lawyers have learned of a DUI checkpoint announced by the Cypress Police Department.

DUI Checkpoint Summertime DUI Campaign Continues in the City of Cypress with Increased Enforcement & Awareness

The Cypress Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, August 28, 2010, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. within the city limits.

Personnel will be checking drivers to identify and arrest offenders, and DUI checkpoints can be a significant source of funds from federal grants and impound fees, mainly from unlicensed drivers.

If you have questions for our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers, call us at 877-568-2977, anytime.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Newport Beach DUI Lawyers received the Orange County “Avoid the 38” DUI Taskforce announcements of upcoming enforcement operations for the Summer/Labor Day Holiday DUI Campaign.  The following is the schedule of operations, dates, and locations.

Fri, Aug 20^th,DUI Saturation Patrols 2000-0400, Cities of Anaheim, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods

Sat, Aug 21^st, DUI/CDL Checkpoint, 1900-0100, City of Anaheim

Fri, Aug 27^th, DUI/CDL Checkpoint 1900-0300, City of Laguna Niguel

Fri, Aug 27^th, DUI Saturation Patrols 1900-0300, City of La Habra

Fri, Aug 27^th,DUI TASKFORCE OPERATIONS, 2000-0300, Cities of Buena Park, La Habra and Placentia

Sat, Aug 28^th, DUI Saturation Patrols 2000-0300, City of Anaheim

Sat, Aug 28^th, DUI/DL Checkpoint 1900-0300, City of La Habra

Thurs, Sep 2^nd, DUI Saturation Patrols, 1900-0300, City of Placentia

Fri, Sep 3^rd, DUI Saturation Patrols, 1900-0300, City of Orange

Friday, Sep 3^rd, DUI/DL Checkpoint 1900-0100, City of Anaheim

Fri, Sep 3^rd, DUI TASKFORCE OPERATIONS, 2000-0300, Cities of Buena Park, La Habra and Placentia

Sat, Sep 4^th, DUI TASKFORCE OPERATIONS, 2000-0300, Cities of Buena Park, La Habra and Placentia

Sat, Sep 4^th, DUI/DL Checkpoint, 1900-0300 City of La Habra

Sat, Sep 4^th, DUI Saturation Patrols, 1900-0300, City of Irvine

Sun, Sep 5^th, DUI Saturation Patrols, 2000-0300, City of Orange
In addition, the cities of Brea, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Lake Forest, Laguna Niguel, Los Alamitos and Tustin will be conducting extra DUI Saturation Patrols in their respective cities during the enforcement period, and, as I announced earlier today, Fullerton just announced a DUI checkpoint for August 27, 2010.

Additional information about the Avoid Program and operational plans from around the region can be found at www.californiaavoid.org.  Statistical data on the number of DUI arrests and DUI fatal crashes will be released from the previous day’s activities throughout the holiday weekend

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Orange County DUI Lawyers have the results of the recent Irvine Police Department DUI Checkpoint. Irvine police arrested one suspected drunken driver during a checkpoint at Jeffrey Road and Barranca Parkway Saturday night.

They stopped 301 vehicles, issued 43 tickets, and conducted five sobriety tests of people who were not drunk, according to an Irvine Police Department press release. (That’s a 0.003% arrest rate, if you’re keeping track).

Publicity of the checkpoints is one of the criteria California courts use in determining their legality, under the Ingersoll decision factors.

As do other local police departments, Irvine conducts checkpoints as part of a state grant program, which often can be very lucrative for police agencies, even though they are not nearly as effective as roving patrols in getting drunk drivers off the road.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Our Orange County DUI lawyers have learned that a Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint is taking place on Saturday, August 7th.

WHAT: Sobriety Checkpoint

WHEN:Saturday, August 7, 2010 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

WHERE:Avalon Boulevard and Opp Street which is located within the LAPD’s Harbor Division.

WHO:Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence (CTF/DUI) Detail South Traffic Division

WHY: Police have found that impounds from unlicensed drivers and a few DUIs are major sources of revenue for the LAPD.

The Officer-in-Charge is Sergeant Mark Guardado of South Traffic Division’s Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Detail.  Approximately ten traffic enforcement officers (motorcycle officers), six collision investigation officers and two traffic enforcement sergeants from South Traffic Division will be involved in the checkpoint.

Funding for this checkpoint comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Costa Mesa, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled on Harbor Boulevard/Ford Road, Saturday, June 19, 2010

The Costa Mesa Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday, June 19, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at Harbor Boulevard/Ford Road, in the area where a number of DUI-related collisions and DUI arrests have occurred, our Orange County DUI Lawyers are told.

Officers will screen drivers passing through the checkpoint for sobriety and for a valid driver’s license.

Drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will be arrested, and unlicensed drivers will have their vehicles towed, which can be a significant source of income for police departments.

If you have any questions for an Orange County DUI lawyer, call me, anytime, at (714) 568-1560.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

DUI checkpoint nets four

Four people were arrested on suspicion of DUI during a checkpoint on May 29. Laguna Beach Police were helped by Buena Park Police in the program, the second of four DUI-license checkpoints of the year targeting southbound drivers in the 31000 block of Pacific Coast Highway, Kravetz said.

The checkpoint, which took place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., saw 1,928 vehicles pass through. Of those, 705 vehicles were stopped by officers and drivers were checked for sobriety and possession of a valid driver’s license. Then people were given field sobriety tests, and four were arrested.

Three drivers were found be unlicensed.  If you need the advice of our Orange County DUI Lawyers, call me, Robert Miller, at 714-568-1560, anytime.

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DUI Checkpoint ends up with 1400 drivers stopped, no DUI arrests

Monday, August 30th, 2010

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.