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There were 104 DUI arrests made by the California Highway Patrol in San Diego over the Memorial holiday weekend.

According to the California Highway Patrol, there were four fewer drunk drivers arrested this holiday weekend over last year at the same time. No fatal traffic accidents occurred.

There was a small increase in the number of arrests made on suspicion of driving under the influence in California. This Memorial Day weekend there were 1465 DUI arrests made compared to 1445 in 2008.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

CHP: 104 DUI Arrests Made In SD Over Holiday, San Diego News10.com, May 26,2009
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Sobriety checkpoints will be in full force this Memorial Day weekend by CHP and law enforcement in a multi-agency “Avoid DUI Campaign.”

Jason King, a San Diego County Sheriff’s and campaign spokesman said that from 6:00pm on Friday through Monday at midnight, more police officers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers in the areas of San Diego, Encinitas, Escondido, Coronado, and National City.

In the unincorporated areas of San Diego, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, San Marcos, Vista and Imperial Beach, Sheriff’s deputies will be out in full force as well trying to stop drivers from DUI.

According to King, 80 percent of all California Highway Patrol officers will be on duty to stop people from driving under the influence.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

DUI Crackdown Expected For Holiday Weekend, San Diego News10.com, May 22, 2009

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A woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for a DUI crash that killed her passenger, an off-duty deputy.

Jessica Marie Cuevas, 31, was driving under the influence when she slammed into a tree on May 5, 2008, killing Jason Clay Peters, 36, of Fallbrook. Peters was a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy for the Lake Elsinore station.

Cuevas who was a bartender at the Bikini Beach Club at the time, pleaded guilty to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Prosecutors say she should have known about the dangers of DUI, drinking and driving because of her career.

According to Cuevas’s defense attorney Peters was fondling her while she was driving, which made her lose control of her Honda and crash.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

LAKE ELSINORE: Woman charged with murder in friend's death, June 20, 2008

Woman gets 10-year sentence in DUI death of deputy, Sign on San Diego, Mayb 19,2009

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A former NFL player and Hall of Famer has been arrested for drunk driving after he was pulled over for speeding, according to Virginia Beach police.

Bruce Smith, 45, was taken into custody and released a short time later on bail is being charged with DUI, refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and speeding, said police spokesman Jimmy Barnes.

The former football great played for the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins. He played in 11 pro bowls. Earlier this year Smith was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Smith has 2 prior arrests for driving under the influence. In 1997 his DUI charge was dismissed and in 2003 he was acquitted.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

Former NFL Star Bruce Smith Faces DUI Charge, San Diego News10.com, May 16, 2009

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A man who was suspected of drunk driving causes a DUI crash that kills one man and leaves two other women critically injured.

Gregario Diaz, 24, was driving under the influence of alcohol around 2:00 a.m. on the wrong way of the southbound Holly Drive ramp, heading north in the southbound lanes when he crashed into an on coming vehicle killing the driver, Guido Bisson, 46.

The two woman passengers in Diaz’s car suffered major injuries. One woman remains on life support with severe brain damage at Huntington Memorial Hospital.

Diaz was taken to County-USC Medical Center with extensive leg injuries and was later arrested for DUI.

A second collision happened, Jennifer Wrigley hit the back of Diaz’s sedan while it was on its side. Wrigley and her passenger were not injured.

Wrigley was arrested by police and taken into custody for suspicion of felony drunk driving.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

1 dead, 2 inj. in alleged DUI accident, ABC News, May 10, 2009

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A judge sentenced a Riverside woman to spend six years and four months in prison for killing a soccer coach while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Ian Rezende, 48, a children’s soccer coach from Corona and a father of four died after being taken to the hospital from a DUI crash. His son, a passenger in his car suffered major injuries.

Verlyn Irene Haynes, 30 was driving home after having several beers at a friend’s house when she hit Rezende. She told police “I think I dozed off a little and I hit him,” according to court records.

In March Haynes pleaded guilty to charges of DUI vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and DUI with great bodily injury.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

DUI crash that killed Corona man, The Press Enterprise, May 1,2009

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In the San Diego Courts, a Westview High School lacrosse coach pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges for selling cocaine to an undercover police officer.

San Diego police arrested 31 year-old Edward John Jeziorski III last Thursday. He was accused of selling a quarter ounce of cocaine to an undercover agent for $650.00. He also sold cocaine on April 21.

Jeziorski was taken into custody and is facing 2 counts of possession of drugs for sale. Brandi Rochelle Linn, his fiancée’ is facing one count of possession of drugs for sale.

They have also been charged with child endangerment, authorities found 20 grams of cocaine and some marijuana in the couple’s Pacific Beach apartment within reach of their 2- year old son.

According to Jeziorski’s criminal defense attorney, he has no prior criminal record.

Prosecutors said that Jeziorski is not being accused of selling illegal drugs at Westview High School.

Coach pleads not guilty to drug sales charges, Sign on San Diego, May 12, 2009

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Kiefer Sutherland may have violated probation because of run in with a fashion designer .

Jack McCollough, a New York fashion designer has accused Sutherland of head-butting him at a party. Witnesses reported that McCollough knocked actress Brooke Shields to the floor at an after-party for the Met Costume Institute Gala, and that Sutherland demanded for McCollough to apologize to her. McCollough pushed the actor, that’s when Sutherland retaliated with a head-butt.

Sutherland will voluntary surrender to authorities to a third-degree assault, although no charges have been filed yet.

Sutherland is in the process of serving five years probation for a drunk driving charge in 2007. “The terms and conditions of DUI probations include the standard, obey all laws,” said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

Driving under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug in California is against the law.

If you have a 0.08 percent or more by weight, of alcohol in your blood, you will be charged with a DUI is apprehended.

Kiefer Sutherland may have violated probation with fashion show head-butt, KFMB News 8

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A man who was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was taken into custody after skidding off freeway into bushes, according to San Diego police.

The suspected drunk driver lost control of his vehicle in Normal Heights on the transition ramp from westbound Interstate 8 to southbound Interstate 805 around 8:45 p.m. Monday night, that’s when the California Highway Patrol got the call.

Several patrol officers and firefighters were called in to locate the vehicle after it ran off the freeway and into some bushes.

The man suspected of driving while intoxicated did not sustain any injuries. He was arrested taken into custody for DUI.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

Driving under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug in California is against the law.

If you have 0.08 percent or more by weight, of alcohol in your blood, you will be charged with a DUI if apprehended. You could be facing fines and jail time if convicted.

Driver Arrested for DUI After Officers Search Through Bushes, KFMB News 8, May, 5 2009

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21 people were arrested by San Diego police and the CHP for outstanding warrants for DUI offenders in a multi-agency crackdown in the South Bay.

The DUI sweep was funded by a grant from the State Office of Traffic Safety. Police departments from Chula Vista, National City, Coronado, and San Diego as well as the California Highway Patrol all took part in the operation.

“This was considered a successful operation, both in number of impaired drivers removed from the street and in the amount of public awareness generated,” said NCPD Agent Rusty Rea.

Driving Under the Influence in San Diego County

In California, it is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle while under the influence of any kind of alcoholic beverage or drug.

If you have 0.08 percent or more, by weight, blood alcohol concentration, you will be charged with DUI or driving while intoxicated if arrested. You may face a fine and jail time if convicted.

A person that has been charged with driving under the influence has 10 days from the date the arrest was made to request a hearing with the DMV. If that hearing is not requested his or her license will be automatically suspended 30 days after the arrest was made.

DUI Sweep Nabs 21 Repeat Offenders, San Diego 6 The CW, April 30, 2009

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