San Diego DUI criminal defense lawyers report DUI Saturation Patrol & Drunk Driving news for San Diego County.

The Escondido Police Department San Diego County conducted a San Diego County DUI saturation patrol Friday night April 17, 2009 from 6:00 PM until 1:00 AM. The emphasis of the San Diego County drunk driving saturation patrol was to detect and arrest intoxicated drivers as well as to enforce all traffic laws within the City.

The following activity resulted from this San Diego County dui saturation patrol:

- 5 drivers were arrested for San Diego County dui - driving under the influence of alcohol / drugs
- 9 field sobriety tests were administered
- 1 driver was cited for having an open container of alcohol in the car
- 35 traffic citations were issued
- 6 vehicles were impounded for drivers who were arrested, did not have a driver
license, or had their driving privilege suspended

Funding for this San Diego County Drunk Driving program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Officials confirmed that the passenger in a drunk-driving crash on Highway 78 died early Saturday, and the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and gross vehicular manslaughter.

Authorities came upon the crashed vehicle around 11:30 p.m. Friday just west of Melrose Drive on Highway 78 and found that the vehicle had come from the area of West Vista Way and Santa Clara Drive, San Diego DUI lawyers are told.

Lorenzo Gabriel-Lopez-Gonzalez, a 45-year-old married father from Oceanside, was thrown from the car and died about 45 minutes after the crash, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

The driver, Jesus Alonzo, 26, was treated for injuries at a hospital and then arrested for San Diego DUI.


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