San Diego DUI attorneys are told as a result of this weekends extra Driving Under the Influence patrols, an additional six drivers were arrested for driving under the influence. Two of these individuals were on probation for prior DUI offenses.

Victor Hugo Barajas (3-8-83), of Temecula, was on probation for a felony DUI conviction stemming from an injury collision 4 1/2 years ago on SR-78 near Sycamore Avenue in Vista. Deputies stopped him Friday evening after observing him roll through a stop sign in Vista. It was determined he was on court probation for the prior DUI offense for a five year period through August of this year.

The second subject on probation was Christopher Lopez (2-18-88) of Murietta. Lopez was stopped after he was observed weaving out of his lane. Lopez was previously arrested in September 2008 for another DUI offense and was on court probation also. Lopez also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest on the same matter. While Barajas bailed out, Lopez remains in custody as of Monday morning. Both subjects had bail set at $17,500 due to their previous offenses.

Additionally, there were no reported DUI involved collisions this weekend in the City of Vista.

The operation has been funded through a grant obtained through the California State Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), as a result of a year long traffic safety grant awarded last year to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.

As a result of this funding, and additional eighteen drunk drivers have been arrested and taken off the streets in the month of March alone in Vista. Deputies encourage residents to call 911 if they observe someone they believe to be under the influence driving.



The Roseville Police Department will conduct a DUI saturation patrol Friday evening, April 3. The department is putting additional officers on the streets to patrol for drunken and drug-impaired drivers.

Roseville Police Chief Mike Blair said, "Far too many people are being injured in Roseville because of impaired driving, and it's outrageous. Drunken driving is totally preventable. If you're going to drink, plan ahead for a sober ride home. You can choose a designated driver, call a taxi or call a sober friend for a ride home. If you ignore these warnings and get behind the wheel, you stand a very good chance of going to jail.”

The Roseville Police Department is investigating an increased number of DUI-related traffic collisions. The department investigated 35 alcohol or drug-related collisions during the months of January and February, a 67 percent increase over the same period last year. During that two-month period, one person was killed and 23 injured due to impaired driving.

The Roseville Police Department is battling the problem with increased nightly DUI enforcement, DUI and driver’s license checkpoints, saturation patrols, and DUI warrant sweeps. In January and February, Roseville officers arrested a total of 173 suspected drunk drivers.

Funding for Roseville’s DUI enforcement efforts is provided by a $100,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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