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Orange County Current DUI Checkpoint Information
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In 2006, Costa Mesa Police arrested 1,074 motorists for driving under the influence, with the intent of the continued campaign of checkpoints to lower that number, police said. Here's the results from the Sobriety Checkpoint in Costa Mesa on June 29, 2007 http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/07/04/publicsafety/dpt-duicheckpoint02.txt Here's the results from the Sobriety Checkpoint in Costa Mesa on May 25, 2007 http://www.ci.costa-mesa.ca.us/docs/pdpress/2007-05-26-post-DUI.pdf Here's a Daily Pilot article about DUI enforcement in Costa Mesa - they have special patrols and unmarked cars, and they have arrested 276 people in the last 3 months: http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2006/08/09/publicsafety/dpt-duiteam07.txt St. Patrick's Day 2007 DUI checkpoints in Laguna Beach and Irvine netted 13 suspected drunk drivers, a very low number. My favorite quote comes from Laguna Beach Sgt. George Ramos, in the OC Register: "That's pretty low given the holiday," Ramos said of the arrests. "Hopefully, that meant more people had designated drivers." Here's the article http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1623482.php Remember that if you drink, you should avoid driving. If you are driving with any alcohol in your system, even if you are not above the legal limit or do not feel impaired, you should avoid any checkpoint and seek the advice of an attorney that practices in DUI defense specifically. Here's a few examples of the results of the DUI Checkpoint efforts: The Irvine Police Department conducted a sobriety/driver’s license checkpoint during the evening hours on Saturday, December 17, 2005. The checkpoint was located on Mac Arthur Blvd. at Douglas in the city of Irvine. Here are the results of that checkpoint: Total vehicles
stopped: 337 The Huntington Beach Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, June 10, 2006 from about 9:30 P.M. to 1:45 A.M. More than 1300 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and about 400 vehicles were selected for screening. Of the 400 vehicles selected, five drivers were arrested for driving under the influence, eighteen were issued citations for driving without a license or for driving on a suspended license, and nineteen vehicles were impounded. Three people were cited for driving with an open container. Four others were arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of marijuana, and for warrants. The stats are in for the special checkpoint taskforce for Orange County for the two weeks before and including New Year's Eve 2005. A joint task force with the OC Sheriff's, Costa Mesa PD, and the Irvine PD held four checkpoints, as previously noted. Out of
500 vehicle stops, there were 25 DUI arrests, 18 arrests for not having
a license or having a suspended license, 4 warrants served, and 3
juveniles arrested for having prescription medications.
If you see a checkpoint notice, send us an email
at checkpoint@bestOCevents.com
and we'll get the word out. See our monthly newsletter in the
Newsletter section for information on upcoming events. We invite
members of the public to make full use of the information posted
herein. The content listed above is not intended to consist of legal
advice, and is subject to change. All information, including mention of
police procedures or operations discussed can change based upon
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