Monday, December 22, 2008
California drunk driving checkpoints & San Diego DUI attorney announcements re enforcement
San Diego DUI criminal defense attorneys at www.SanDiegoDUI.com and San Diego Drunk Driving criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDrunkDrivingAttorney.net announce these California DUI checkpoints:
The Glendale Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, January 2, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.
All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.
A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Glendale Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.
Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.
Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Drivers in Monterey County will have to slow down, stay focused and not drink or do drugs before getting behind the wheel this month, as the annual "Avoid the 18" crackdown returns to the roads.
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The three-week holiday run starts Dec. 12, said campaign coordinator Sgt. John Lynn of the Salinas Police Department.
“All law enforcement agencies in the county have planned increased DUI enforcement for the winter holidays,” Lynn said. “Cell phones and sharp eyes are all that the public needs to help us keep impaired menaces off the road.”
Police in Monterey County made 82 DUI arrests over the same three-week period last year. No one died at the hands of a drunk or drugged driver.
Saturday night, Dec. 19, will see checkpoints in King City and Soledad.
California State University-Monterey Bay, Carmel, Salinas, Marina and Monterey police will run extensive DUI saturation patrols. The California Highway Patrol’s Monterey and King City offices will flood the freeways over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. King City and Soledad police also plan warrant strike teams.
Here’s how the public can help to take impaired drivers off the road before they hurt or kill themselves, someone they love or an innocent stranger:
“If you see a driver who’s all over the road, swerving, straddling the center line or driving into traffic going the other way, please call 911 on your cell phone," Lynn said. "You can also watch for cars driving much too fast or much too slow, those that screech to a halt at a stop sign or stop light, or those driving at night with their headlights off or with their blinkers on all the time.
“When you call, the dispatcher will want to know which way you’re driving and where you are, and will ask for the description of the other car and its license plate. You can remain anonymous.
“The police will get that information, and believe me, we’ll be out after them in a flash. You’ll be doing a real service to your community,” he said.
Here are additional details on enforcement plans:
• King City police plan a sobriety checkpoint sometime during the campaign with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and CHP. They will also send out warrants units and will field an extra patrol unit to focus on DUI enforcement, said Captain Bruce Miller.
• Police at California State University, Monterey Bay, plan to have additional DUI officers working every night of the campaign, said Sgt. Erik Rueppel.
• Marina police will run DUI saturation patrols on two weekends, Dec. 19 and 20 and Dec. 26 and 27, along with New Year’s Eve from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. “The officers will be assigned in four individual patrol units, so they can generate more contacts with the public,” said Lt. Thomas Melendy, patrol operations commander.
• Salinas police have set saturation patrols for Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the first two weeks of the campaign, according to Lynn.
• Sand City police will assist other departments with sobriety checkpoints, according to Chief Michael Klein and will serve DUI warrants.
• Soledad police plan DUI saturation patrols on Friday, Dec. 12, DUI warrant enforcement details during the campaign. A sobriety checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 19, on Front Street between p.m. to 2 a.m. is scheduled along with extra DUI patrols on New Year’s Eve, according to Lt. Jaime Fernandez.
There are similar countywide Avoid campaigns in 41 of California’s counties, covering 98 percent of the state, each named for the number of law enforcement agencies in that county and funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Last year marked the first time in 10 years that alcohol-related fatalities declined in California, according to OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy, falling off by 6.7 percent from 2006 and 2007. Murphy credits the growth of the countywide Avoid campaigns for contributing to the reduction.
The Sacramento Bee's Crime blog is a comprehensive report of crime news, trends and information for your community and beyond.
December 22, 2008
Sacramento area sees CHP make 116 DUI-related weekend arrests
From Sandy Louey:
The California Highway Patrol made 116 alcohol- and drug-related arrests as part of operations conducted in the Sacramento region over the weekend.
Two Rapid Apprehension of Impaired Drivers strike force operations were conducted in the city's south and north areas. Friday's operation in south Sacramento produced 61 arrests; Saturday's deployment in North Sacramento yielded 55 arrests, a CHP news release states.
The RAID program uses grant-funded overtime from the Office of Traffic Safety to help boost the number of officers on patrol and to deploy them at times and locations where there have been extensive DUI-related traffic accidents.
Complete the important Free San Diego County Drunk Driving Defense Survey to find out your best strategy and to protect your driving privileges in California.
http://www.sandiegoduilawyer.com/survey.html
Click on below sites for more information or to contact a San Diego DUI Lawyer who can help:
http://www.google.com
http://www.sandiegoduihelp.com/duiblog/index.html
http://www.yahoo.com
The Glendale Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, January 2, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.
All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.
A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Glendale Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.
Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.
Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Drivers in Monterey County will have to slow down, stay focused and not drink or do drugs before getting behind the wheel this month, as the annual "Avoid the 18" crackdown returns to the roads.
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The three-week holiday run starts Dec. 12, said campaign coordinator Sgt. John Lynn of the Salinas Police Department.
“All law enforcement agencies in the county have planned increased DUI enforcement for the winter holidays,” Lynn said. “Cell phones and sharp eyes are all that the public needs to help us keep impaired menaces off the road.”
Police in Monterey County made 82 DUI arrests over the same three-week period last year. No one died at the hands of a drunk or drugged driver.
Saturday night, Dec. 19, will see checkpoints in King City and Soledad.
California State University-Monterey Bay, Carmel, Salinas, Marina and Monterey police will run extensive DUI saturation patrols. The California Highway Patrol’s Monterey and King City offices will flood the freeways over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. King City and Soledad police also plan warrant strike teams.
Here’s how the public can help to take impaired drivers off the road before they hurt or kill themselves, someone they love or an innocent stranger:
“If you see a driver who’s all over the road, swerving, straddling the center line or driving into traffic going the other way, please call 911 on your cell phone," Lynn said. "You can also watch for cars driving much too fast or much too slow, those that screech to a halt at a stop sign or stop light, or those driving at night with their headlights off or with their blinkers on all the time.
“When you call, the dispatcher will want to know which way you’re driving and where you are, and will ask for the description of the other car and its license plate. You can remain anonymous.
“The police will get that information, and believe me, we’ll be out after them in a flash. You’ll be doing a real service to your community,” he said.
Here are additional details on enforcement plans:
• King City police plan a sobriety checkpoint sometime during the campaign with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and CHP. They will also send out warrants units and will field an extra patrol unit to focus on DUI enforcement, said Captain Bruce Miller.
• Police at California State University, Monterey Bay, plan to have additional DUI officers working every night of the campaign, said Sgt. Erik Rueppel.
• Marina police will run DUI saturation patrols on two weekends, Dec. 19 and 20 and Dec. 26 and 27, along with New Year’s Eve from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. “The officers will be assigned in four individual patrol units, so they can generate more contacts with the public,” said Lt. Thomas Melendy, patrol operations commander.
• Salinas police have set saturation patrols for Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the first two weeks of the campaign, according to Lynn.
• Sand City police will assist other departments with sobriety checkpoints, according to Chief Michael Klein and will serve DUI warrants.
• Soledad police plan DUI saturation patrols on Friday, Dec. 12, DUI warrant enforcement details during the campaign. A sobriety checkpoint on Friday, Dec. 19, on Front Street between p.m. to 2 a.m. is scheduled along with extra DUI patrols on New Year’s Eve, according to Lt. Jaime Fernandez.
There are similar countywide Avoid campaigns in 41 of California’s counties, covering 98 percent of the state, each named for the number of law enforcement agencies in that county and funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Last year marked the first time in 10 years that alcohol-related fatalities declined in California, according to OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy, falling off by 6.7 percent from 2006 and 2007. Murphy credits the growth of the countywide Avoid campaigns for contributing to the reduction.
The Sacramento Bee's Crime blog is a comprehensive report of crime news, trends and information for your community and beyond.
December 22, 2008
Sacramento area sees CHP make 116 DUI-related weekend arrests
From Sandy Louey:
The California Highway Patrol made 116 alcohol- and drug-related arrests as part of operations conducted in the Sacramento region over the weekend.
Two Rapid Apprehension of Impaired Drivers strike force operations were conducted in the city's south and north areas. Friday's operation in south Sacramento produced 61 arrests; Saturday's deployment in North Sacramento yielded 55 arrests, a CHP news release states.
The RAID program uses grant-funded overtime from the Office of Traffic Safety to help boost the number of officers on patrol and to deploy them at times and locations where there have been extensive DUI-related traffic accidents.
Complete the important Free San Diego County Drunk Driving Defense Survey to find out your best strategy and to protect your driving privileges in California.
http://www.sandiegoduilawyer.com/survey.html
Click on below sites for more information or to contact a San Diego DUI Lawyer who can help:
http://www.google.com
http://www.sandiegoduihelp.com/duiblog/index.html
http://www.yahoo.com
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