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…
Driving under the influence (DUI) prevention includes the use of designated driver programs. Since the 1980’s, there have been two types of these programs in the United States: 1.) Incentive programs; and, 2.) Population-based campaigns. The incentive programs involve drinking establishments offering designated drivers free non-alcoholic drinks, food, or admission.…
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…
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced the results of their Encinitas DUI checkpoint. According to the press release, the checkpoint was conducted on the 1800 block of South El Camino Real. Only two DUI arrests were made even though 929 cars passed through, 521 drivers were contacted, and five people…
The Encinitas Station of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced in a press release they will be conducting a holiday DUI checkpoint and saturation patrol on Friday, December 10th, from 8 p.m. until 3 a.m. The checkpoint will be located at the 1700 block of South El Camino Real. It…
A Santee DUI checkpoint was conducted by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, December 4th, from 8:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. Sunday morning. 751 cars were contacted on the 8800 block of Mission Gorge Road, which yielded 5 DUI arrests, according to the Sheriff’s Department Press Release. The checkpoint…
The Poway Station of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced in a press release that it conducted a DUI checkpoint on Friday, December 3rd, 2010, from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m., near the 11700 block of Poway Road. 1,328 vehicles passed through; however, no DUI arrests were made. During that…
A San Diego teenager was sentenced after he admitted to driving under the influence and causing an injury accident. (This is a follow-up to the story originally posted on November 17th.) According to the Union Tribune, the seventeen year old was sentenced to the maximum penalty allowed under state law,…