Friday, January 09, 2009
San Diego DUI arrest total for the county
San Diego DUI criminal defense lawyers and San Diego Drunk Driving criminal defense attorneys report in
SAN DIEGO COUNTY ---- Drunken-driving arrests plummeted this Christmas compared with last year, according to county and statewide figures released by the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP tallied just 17 such arrests in San Diego County from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Friday, compared with 76 DUI arrests over a similar period last year.
Statewide DUI arrests totaled 409 for the period, down from 973 a year ago.
The CHP investigates crashes on all freeways and in unincorporated areas. It conducts "maximum enforcement" efforts over holidays, aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road.
CHP Sgt. Lew Hall of the department's Oceanside office said he was surprised about the drop in arrests. His office had amassed 15 DUI arrests from Wednesday night through 6 a.m. Saturday, he said.
Heavy rain on Christmas Eve may have kept drivers off the road during the holiday period, he said.
Along with arrests, traffic-related fatalities also declined during the Christmas period, the CHP said. None was reported in San Diego County, down from one the year before. Throughout California, 11 people were killed in car crashes, down from 13 in 2007.
Figures for fatalities are compiled from all law enforcement agencies, not just the CHP.
No bicyclists and no motorcyclists were killed during the period.
The CHP's maximum enforcement effort continues through Sunday night, noted Hall, of the Oceanside office.
"With the weather cleared up, we may be a little more busy," he said.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY ---- Drunken-driving arrests plummeted this Christmas compared with last year, according to county and statewide figures released by the California Highway Patrol.
The CHP tallied just 17 such arrests in San Diego County from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Friday, compared with 76 DUI arrests over a similar period last year.
Statewide DUI arrests totaled 409 for the period, down from 973 a year ago.
The CHP investigates crashes on all freeways and in unincorporated areas. It conducts "maximum enforcement" efforts over holidays, aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road.
CHP Sgt. Lew Hall of the department's Oceanside office said he was surprised about the drop in arrests. His office had amassed 15 DUI arrests from Wednesday night through 6 a.m. Saturday, he said.
Heavy rain on Christmas Eve may have kept drivers off the road during the holiday period, he said.
Along with arrests, traffic-related fatalities also declined during the Christmas period, the CHP said. None was reported in San Diego County, down from one the year before. Throughout California, 11 people were killed in car crashes, down from 13 in 2007.
Figures for fatalities are compiled from all law enforcement agencies, not just the CHP.
No bicyclists and no motorcyclists were killed during the period.
The CHP's maximum enforcement effort continues through Sunday night, noted Hall, of the Oceanside office.
"With the weather cleared up, we may be a little more busy," he said.
San Diego DUI Attorney Specialist Rick Mueller is a Top-Rated San Diego County Drunk Driving, DUI & DMV Defense attorney with over 24 years of experience. <
San Diego Drunk Driving criminal defense lawyer Rick Mueller dedicates 100% of his law practice to aggressively defending those accused of driving under the influence of alcohol. He has successfully saved the driving privileges of many clients in the past year alone.
San Diego California Criminal Defense Attorney Rick Mueller recently spoke at the California Attorneys For Criminal Justice annual DUI seminar in Rancho Mirage, California: http://www.cacj.org/Events/forms/DUI%20Brochure%20Final.pdf .
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.
San Diego DUI Lawyer list:
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