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…
DUI checkpoints have been publically announced on apps available for Apple, Google, and RIM (Blackberry) cell phones. In a prior drunk driving blog posting, we announced that some U.S. Senators and State Attorney Generals have asked these companies to stop publishing this information to the public. While Google and RIM’s…
San Diego Police Department uses the Intoxilyzer 8000 to test the breath of suspected drunk drivers after they have been arrested. Not only are these tests used in San Diego and in other cities across California, but in other states such as Arizona, Florida, and Ohio. Ohio is now challenging…
The Imperial Beach Patch reported that the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, and the San Diego Police Department increased their efforts to arrest those suspected of drunk driving this past Memorial Day weekend. On Friday night there were DUI saturation patrols in Poway, Oceanside, Escondido and San Diego.…
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…
A misdemeanor drunk driving charge was filed against Michael P. Ditka, 49, the son of former Chicago Bears Head Coach Mike Ditka, after an arrest on April 20th. However, that charge was upgraded to a felony because he has two prior DUI arrests, according to Lake County News-Sun. Ditka was…
San Carlos’ Vice Mayor Andy Klein was arrested and charged with DUI in the early hours of May 13th, 2011, according to mercurynews.com. Allegedly, Klein was parked on the exit ramp of northbound Interstate 280 at Edgewood Road when a San Mateo County sheriff’s deputy stopped thinking the parked car…
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…
A passenger in a vehicle was arrested for drunk driving where the driver was alleged to be intoxicated in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Glenee Taylor was arrested for allowing the driver, Parrish Harrell, to drive knowing he was intoxicated, according to wsmv.com. Harrell was pulled over after he did not timely…