San Diego Police Department conducted a drunk driving checkpoint on Grand Avenue at Mission Bay High School in Pacific Beach on Saturday night. Of the 725 cars that were initially screened, 48 drivers were sent for secondary evaluation, and 25 people were arrested for alleged drunk driving. This drunk driving…
One state is considering banning DUI checkpoints, according to boston.com. Rhode Island Representative Charlene Lima introduced a bill in the General Assembly to prohibit the police from conducting drunk driving checkpoints. Although the representative generally supports drunk driving laws, she believes this type of stop “smacks of a police state.”…
The Attorney General of Maryland and Delaware are asking Google and Apple to discontinue applications for their mobile phones, the Android and iPhone respectfully, that show the location of DUI checkpoints, according to wmal.com. Blackberry pulled its drunk driving checkpoint location application, PhantomALERT; however, many apps are still available through…
San Diego law enforcement was out looking for drunk drivers during the St. Paddy’s holiday and for all the personnel and money expended for the roadblocks, the DUI arrests were very low. In Poway, a DUI checkpoint was set up at the 14400 block of Pomerado Road on March 18th,…
A DUI checkpoint will be conducted in San Diego at an undisclosed location within the city limits on Thursday, March 17th, between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m, according to the San Diego Police Department. San Marcos will also conduct a drunk driving checkpoint at an undisclosed location on St. Paddy’s…
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…
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…