DUI News from the Golden State
In California legal related news, the results are in for the holiday season from the Highway Patrol in the San Diego area there were a staggering one hundred and eighteen arrests for driving under the influence in the county from the 21st of December through Christmas Day. Meanwhile, the total numbers of DUI arrests in the previous year was one hundred and six, statewide the arrests this year were 1,661 and last year for the same dates there were 1,351 arrests for DUI. The statewide deaths were also up from last year’s figures including four in San Diego County.
During this holiday season the Highway Patrol had approximately eighty percent of their officers out on patrol in search of offenders of the DUI laws. The Sheriffs Department also suspended the quick release program that is in place during the holiday season, this resulted in offenders of the DUI law when charged with a misdemeanor DUI charge to post a $2,500 amount of bail or if they could not they stayed in the jail to await arraignment. However if the arrest was on a felony charge of DUI the bail option was not available. If you are in the LA area and you require a top notch Los Angeles cruise ship accident lawyer then highly respected law offices of Ehline Law can be of some assistance should you require Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys, san diego drunk driving lawyers, a Los Angeles cruise ship accident lawyer or if you have suffered from things like Negligence, a pedestrian accident, wrongful death or even wrongful termination. Now back to the news story at hand During the New Year’s holiday there were twenty Highway Patrol Officers in San Diego while thirty-three officers be in the rest of the county. While driving while intoxicated is obviously on the rise in many parts of the country many people were shocked by the final tally. The authorities have been especially tough lately concerning drunk driving, as well they should be. They won’t hesitate to haul you off to jail for blowing just a little bit over the legal limit. So if you are considering taking a chance and driving while intoxicated, just do not do it, it is not worth the risk to either you or to those around you who could b affected by it.
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