San Diego will have saturation patrols in more than 20 communities throughout the County to stop and arrest drunk drivers, according to a San Diego Sheriff’s Department press release. Encinitas will also be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on Saturday, February 5th, 2011. The location of this…
An Orange County accident that resulted in the death of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher, Nick Adenhart, and two others, has been concluded, according to cnn.com. The driver of the vehicle, Andrew Thomas Gallo, 23, was found guilty of three felony counts of murder, felony drunk driving, and two…
A San Diego resident, Jose Pedro Lopez Jasso, 23, was sentenced on January 7th, 2011, for the DUI accident that caused the death of San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Collier on February 28, 2010, according to 10news.com. Lopez was seen going the wrong way on westbound Route 52 at 3:15…
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced the final DUI arrests and fatal accident numbers for the 2010-2011 holiday season. According to the Sheriff’s press release, 14 county law enforcement agencies contributed to this year’s efforts through DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols from 12:01 a.m., Friday, December 17, 2010, through midnight,…
The following San Diego DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols have been published by californiaavoid.org: Poway: 12/30, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm – 3:00am. Carlsbad: 12/30, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am. Coronado: 12/31, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am. La Mesa: 12/31, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm-3:00am. Poway: 12/31, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm –…
Lemon Grove will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on January 1st, at the 6900 block of Broadway, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department press release. The checkpoint is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. OTS deemed…
San Diego County recorded twenty-two driving under the influence (DUI) arrests by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) from Christmas Eve through 6 a.m., Sunday, December 26th. This is down from the 38 arrests made over the same period last year. There have been 202 total DUI arrests in San Diego…
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced that 122 driving under the influence (DUI) arrests were made in San Diego County from 12:01am Friday, December 17th, through midnight on Saturday, December 18th. According to the press release, the number of DUI arrests is up from the 57 arrests made during the…
A DUI checkpoint will be conducted by the Chula Vista Police Department on December 17th, 18th, and 19th, at an undisclosed location in the city. Chula Vista Police recommends holiday partiers plan a safe way home before the festivities begin, use a designated driver, call a taxi, sober friend or…
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department warned San Diego residents they are conducting saturation patrols, looking for under the influence (DUI) drivers between December 17th and New Year’s weekend. DUI checkpoints will also be conducted in the following cities in San Diego: Vista: 12/17, 900 Vista Village Drive. Santee: 12/17, 8900…