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San Diego DUI arrests were up 18.5 percent over last year during the Super Bowl weekend.

There were 160 people taken into custody this year over the Super Bowl weekend for San Diego DUI or driving under the influence. San Diego DUI Checkpoints and saturation patrols were added. In 2010, during the same time there were 135 motorists arrested for San Diego DUI and one fatality. According to Sheriff’s officials, there were no fatalities this year.

The San Diego County Avoid the 14 DUI Task Force will be arranging particular patrols in over 20 communities around San Diego County on Sunday adding extra law enforcement. A shared task involving the National Football League, MADD, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Hero Campaign, and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management Coalition to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving in a national public education campaign called “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence it may be in your best interest to talk to a San Diego DUI attorney who can explain all of your legal options, one who has a winning track record in handling DUI charges in the San Diego Courts.

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.

160 Arrested in Super Bowl DUI Patrols, San Diego 6 the CW, February 7, 2011

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Erin Limonchi of San Diego is working her way to change teen DUI laws after her mother, Pamela Sue Marabeas, who was killed by an underage San Diego drunk driver in September of 2009.

Marabeas, an X-Ray technician was hit by a seventeen year old girl at Mission Gorge Road and Highway 125 where the San Diego resident was killed. It upsets Limonchi that the teenage drunk driver didn’t receive a harsh enough punishment for her mother’s lost life. According to Limonchi, "The time allotted to her was not significant enough that we feel was adequate enough for taking somebody's life," she explained.

It is Limonchi’s mission to change the DUI laws regarding teenage drunk drivers. She feels that if a drunken teenager that gets behind the wheel resulting in an injury or death to another driver, then that teen should be tried in adult court. Limonchi also states that "If you really injure or kill somebody, how is that going to weigh on you the rest of your life, how is that going to change your family members' lives and how is that going to change the lives of those who you inflicted the pain on?"

Limonchi is encouraging people not to drink and drive this Super Bowl weekend. She knows that her mother would support the change in underage DUI laws regarding injury or death. She explains that she has already been in contact with a legislator who is willing to write it.

Daughter Fights to Change Teen DUI Laws & Attitudes, CBS 8 San Diego, February 1, 2011

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