Wednesday, December 24, 2008
You booze and cruise, you lose ...stern California DUI attorney warning
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At least that’s the picture being painted by this year’s “Avoid the 18” anti-drunken driving campaign in Monterey County.
DUI arrests are up by a whopping 41 percent this year over last year, according to the latest figures for this released Sunday.
From Dec. 12-20, three local law enforcement agencies have logged 55 arrests of people on suspicion of drunken driving.
Last year only 39 people had been arrested at this point in the campaign, said Jan Ford of the California Highway Patrol.
For the two weeks through New Year’s Day, law enforcement agencies operating in this county, along with the CHP, will pull extra weekend and holiday enforcement duties during the “Avoid the 18” DUI crackdown.
“We haven’t had a (DUI-related) fatality in two years,” Ford said. “Having zero fatalities is prettier than any Christmas ornament this holiday season.”
Extra law enforcement traffic patrols are planned for Marina and King City on Dec. 27, and another is planned for Salinas on Dec. 28.
According to the “California Avoid” Web site, drunken driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes.
Nationally in 2006, nearly 16,000 people died in crashes involving a DUI driver or motorcycle operator.
In California, nearly 1,600 people died in DUI related crashes in the same year.
There are similar “Avoid” campaigns in 40 other of California’s 58 counties, each named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies in those counties.
The campaign is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The California Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive safely this holiday season, at a time when alcohol-related highway fatalities are especially high.
During the Christmas Maximum Enforcement Period, which begins Wednesday and continues through midnight Sunday, every available CHP officer will be out on California roads in an effort to arrest motorists who drive under the influence of alcohol.
"Remember to designate a non-drinking driver before the celebrating begins, watch your speed and always wear your seatbelt," Redwood City Area CHP Captain Lott advised.
Last year's Christmas MEP yielded 1,661 statewide DUI arrests. Of the 4,613 collisions that occurred during that time period, 18 of the 43 deaths were a result of alcohol-related crashes.
The CHP will conduct a similar maximum enforcement period over the New Year's holiday weekend, which begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 and continues through midnight Jan.4.
During the enforcement detail, 411 vehicles were checked, 16 vehicles were towed, 11 field sobriety tests were administered and 22 traffic citations were issued — including 20 for driving on suspended licenses or with no license at all, Visalia police reported.
Funding for the police-checkpoint program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Administration, Visalia police reported.
San Diego California DUI criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDrunkDrivingAttorney.net, San Diego California DUI criminal defense attorneys at www.SanDiegoDUILawyer.com, San Diego California Drunk Driving criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDUIhelp.com offer help at www.SanDiegoDUI.com.
At least that’s the picture being painted by this year’s “Avoid the 18” anti-drunken driving campaign in Monterey County.
DUI arrests are up by a whopping 41 percent this year over last year, according to the latest figures for this released Sunday.
From Dec. 12-20, three local law enforcement agencies have logged 55 arrests of people on suspicion of drunken driving.
Last year only 39 people had been arrested at this point in the campaign, said Jan Ford of the California Highway Patrol.
For the two weeks through New Year’s Day, law enforcement agencies operating in this county, along with the CHP, will pull extra weekend and holiday enforcement duties during the “Avoid the 18” DUI crackdown.
“We haven’t had a (DUI-related) fatality in two years,” Ford said. “Having zero fatalities is prettier than any Christmas ornament this holiday season.”
Extra law enforcement traffic patrols are planned for Marina and King City on Dec. 27, and another is planned for Salinas on Dec. 28.
According to the “California Avoid” Web site, drunken driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes.
Nationally in 2006, nearly 16,000 people died in crashes involving a DUI driver or motorcycle operator.
In California, nearly 1,600 people died in DUI related crashes in the same year.
There are similar “Avoid” campaigns in 40 other of California’s 58 counties, each named for the number of participating law enforcement agencies in those counties.
The campaign is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The California Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive safely this holiday season, at a time when alcohol-related highway fatalities are especially high.
During the Christmas Maximum Enforcement Period, which begins Wednesday and continues through midnight Sunday, every available CHP officer will be out on California roads in an effort to arrest motorists who drive under the influence of alcohol.
"Remember to designate a non-drinking driver before the celebrating begins, watch your speed and always wear your seatbelt," Redwood City Area CHP Captain Lott advised.
Last year's Christmas MEP yielded 1,661 statewide DUI arrests. Of the 4,613 collisions that occurred during that time period, 18 of the 43 deaths were a result of alcohol-related crashes.
The CHP will conduct a similar maximum enforcement period over the New Year's holiday weekend, which begins at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 and continues through midnight Jan.4.
During the enforcement detail, 411 vehicles were checked, 16 vehicles were towed, 11 field sobriety tests were administered and 22 traffic citations were issued — including 20 for driving on suspended licenses or with no license at all, Visalia police reported.
Funding for the police-checkpoint program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Administration, Visalia police reported.
San Diego California DUI criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDrunkDrivingAttorney.net, San Diego California DUI criminal defense attorneys at www.SanDiegoDUILawyer.com, San Diego California Drunk Driving criminal defense lawyers at www.SanDiegoDUIhelp.com offer help at www.SanDiegoDUI.com.
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