San Diego law enforcement agencies have been racking up statistics at DUI checkpoints, and it is not on arresting drunk drivers, rather impounding cars, according to 10news.com. And even more surprising, most of those impounds are happening to sober drivers. The roadblocks have been a revenue source of millions of…
Chula Vista, National City, Coronado, and San Diego Police Departments held three separate operations targeting repeat drunk driving offenders from Saturday through Monday, according to 10news.com. Ten people were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, 37 vehicles were confiscated and impounded from drivers who did not have valid licenses,…
Misdemeanor DUI charges for Assemblyman Martin Garrick, 58, following his arrest by California Highway Patrol officers on June 15th, in Sacramento, according to 10news.com. Garrick, once the leader of Assembly Republicans, is the Assemblyman for the 74th Assessbly District with an office in Carlsbad, which serves Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas,…
Starting this Monday, the Costa Mesa Police Department will cease announcing the locations of their drunk driving checkpoints, according to dailypilot.com. Under the old policy the locations and times were announced. “Those that listen or read about our checkpoints can plan to steer clear of the area with little fear…
Oceanside Police Department scheduled a drunk driving checkpoint that will be conducted on Friday, June 10th, from 8:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. in the City of Oceanside. The exact location has not been announced. This DUI checkpoint will be conducted just two weeks after the Memorial Day weekend where law…
The District Attorney’s Office decided not to file drunk driving charges against the San Carlos Vice Mayor, Andy Klein, according to ktvu.com. Klein was sitting in his car on the shoulder of the Edgewood Road exit off Interstate 280 talking on his phone when a San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputy…
While intoxicated, Richard W. Walker, 20, was riding a dirt bike in the street in Channahon, Illinois. He was arrested and charged with DUI and other crimes, according to heraldnews.suntimes.com. In California, it is illegal to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or drug, or a combination of…
San Diego Police Officer and 12-year veteran of the department, William Johnson, may have been under the influence on May 7th, 2011, at about 11:30 p.m., when his Lexus rear-ended a BMW at Paseo Ladera in Chula Vista, according to 10news.com. After the incident, he was taken to Chula Vista…
Escondido Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint in February 2011. According to 10news.com, one of the drivers passing through, Angel Navarrete, and his passenger, Daniel Alfaro, challeged the officers’ reason for the detention and videotaped the outcome. After not complying with the officers’ request to roll down his window and show…
San Diego Police Officer David Hall was off duty at 7:30 p.m. on February 22nd, 2011, when he allegedly drove his vehicle into another on northbound 805, just north of Murray Ridge Road. He was confronted by law enforcement at his home in Linda Vista where he agreed to a…