55 San Diego DUI Arrests over the New Year’s Weekend
San Diego police and law enforcement were heightened over the New Year’s holiday weekend in an effort to reduce San Diego drunken drivers on the road.
In San Diego there were fifty five people arrested for driving under the influence, DUI, from Friday night to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol Officer Ray Scheidnes. Sobriety checkpoints were set up all throughout San Diego County.
According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, there was one San Diego DUI fatality. A pedestrian was killed by a suspected drunken driver in La Mesa on Saturday, around 1:00 a.m. In the state of California, the California Highway patrol stated there were 12 DUI related fatalities and 873 motorists were taken into custody on suspected DUI.
A checkpoint set up in Escondido over the New Year’s weekend netted six DUI arrests and 16 automobiles were impounded because of motorists driving without a license or insurance. If you are charged with DUI in San Diego, an experienced San Diego DUI lawyer can help you through the legal process.
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 if apprehended. You could be facing fines and jail time if convicted.
REGION: Holiday weekend sees DUI arrests, fatality, North County Times, January 2, 2011
Web Related Recources:
California DMV on California laws regarding driving while under the influence
If you are charged with DUI or driving under the influence in San Diego, a San Diego DUI attorney at the San Diego Law Center will review you case during a free consultation.
