San Diego Sheriff’s Department held drunk driving checkpoints in many areas in San Diego County this past weekend as part of their efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road this holiday season. The San Marcos DUI checkpoint was held at 125 South Rancho Santa Fe Road on December 17th,…
San Diego law enforcement will begin its drunk driving crackdown today. The increased patrols and checkpoints will continue through January 2, 2012. Local police departments have received grants from the Office of Traffic Safety, (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (NHTSA), to conduct the “Drive Sober or Get…
Pacific Beach, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and Encinitas had DUI checkpoints set up over the weekend. Fourteen drivers were arrested for driving under the influence, according to 10news.com. A Pacific Beach DUI checkpoint was conducted by San Diego Police in the 1600 block of Garnet Avenue on Friday night from…
Californians now believe that drivers who text or talk on their cell phone, with or without a hands free headset, are a bigger hazard on the road than drunk driving, speeding, and aggressive driving. This is according to a traffic safety survey completed by the California Office of Traffic Safety,…
San Diego County law enforcement, including the San Diego Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol, have announced drunk driving saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints throughout the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The following are specific law enforcement public announcements regarding their efforts to keep drunk drivers off the road: San Diego…
Ex-San Diego Police Officer, Anthony Arevalos, was arrested and charged, back in March 2011, with 10 felony counts including sexual battery by restraint, receiving a bribe, assault and battery by an officer, and false imprisonment involving three alleged victims. The investigation continued and more charges were filed. It was alleged…
A dry reckless is defined under California Vehicle Code Section 23103. It states, “A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.” The penalty for a guilty plea or a conviction under this…
The majority of all DUI cases in California are filed as misdemeanors. Some are filed as felonies. What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony? The California Penal Code Section 17 states, “A felony is a crime which is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the state…
You have been charged with drunk driving under California Vehicle Code Section 23152(a) or 23152(b) . In order for the jury to find you guilty, the prosecution has the burden to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Under 23152(a), driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, a drug,…
San Diego County police departments and other California law enforcement agencies will have new limitations on towing unlicensed drivers’ vehicles when they conduct drunk driving checkpoints starting on January 1st, 2012. AB-353, which was sponsored by Assemblymen Gibert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, and Michael Allen, D-Santa Rosa, was signed into law…