Category Archives: DUI

Orange County DUI Checkpoints - Fourth of July weekend

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced today their “Holiday Weekend Crackdown” on drunk drivers.  They say they will be out with an “aggressive DUI enforcement policy.”  They are also conducting a DUI checkpoint in the city of Mission Viejo Friday, July 3rd from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m.  The specific location within the city was [...]

DUI & blood alcohol levels - Orange County DUI defense lawyer

Intoximeter, the company that manufactures the blood alcohol meters used by many law enforcement departments, has an on-line blood alcohol measurement program, the “Drink Wheel” (it got its name from the cardboard novelty models with a rotating wheel in the center that you used to line up the number of drinks to determine your blood [...]

DUI Patrols - Orange County 2/13/09 - Criminal Defense Attorney Joe Dane

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced they will be conducting “roving patrols” in Dana Point, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano tonight.  They are targeting drunk drivers (DUI). No specific times were announced, but you can assume it will be in the evening until early morning 2-14-09.
As I have discussed before, just putting the label [...]

OC DUI Checkpoint - Costa Mesa 1/23/09

The Orange County Register published an article announcing that the Costa Mesa Police Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Friday night, January 23, 2009.  The location is also being announced - northbound Santa Ana Avenue at 18th Street.  It will begin at 6 p.m. and go until midnight.
Why not level the playing field?  Of [...]

DUI “Roving Patrols” out tonight in Orange County

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has issued a press release announcing they will be conducting “DUI roving patrols” tonight in the cities of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita.
Just calling something a “DUI enforcement action” doesn’t mean there are relaxed rules for the police to follow.  In order to pull somebody over, they [...]