San Diego's DUI Sheriff's Department's enforcement team & the California AVOID DUI Task Force assisted UCSD Police Department with their annual Sun God Festival, attorneys report

San Diego County DUI Law Center's attorney Rick Mueller posts California DUI roadblocks and drunk driving checkpoints in California at this valuable free resource center.  A free evaluation is offered here.

San Diego's DUI Sheriff's Department's enforcement team & the California AVOID DUI Task Force assisted UCSD Police Department with their annual Sun God Festival on Friday, May 17th, from 3:00 PM to 12 PM.

San Diego California's AVOID DUI Task Force was asked to provide San Diego California DUI Saturation Patrols in and around the UCSD campus, during the Sun God Festival.

From 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM, May 18, 2013, Deputies and Police Officers from UCSD Police

Department, SDSU Police Department, Coronado Police Department and San Diego Police Department conducted 114 traffic stops and 21 San Diego California DUI field sobriety tests.

Contacts resulted in 3 San Diego California DUI arrests. The stated purpose of the San Diego California DUI saturation patrol was to make the roadways in San Diego County safer by removing drivers who are impaired. The San Diego California drunk driving operation was funded by a San Diego California DUI grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Any questions about the San Diego California DUI saturation patrol can be directed to Sergeant David Cheever, of the Poway Sheriff's Station, Traffic Division, at (858) 513-2800 or David.Cheever@sdsheriff.org.

San Diego DUI checkpoints hit fairly hard this weekend in both East Village Downtown and Imperial Beach, resulting in 12 San Diego California DUI arrests, attorneys announce.

San Diego DUI checkpoints hit fairly hard this weekend in both East Village Downtown and Imperial Beach,     resulting in twelve Drunk Driving arrests, lawyers say.

The key checkpoint here is the downtown one which catches drivers leaving San Diego's Gaslamp district, attorneys say.  That is at 1400 G Street from 11 pm Friday May 17 until Saturday at 3 a.m.  Over two thousand vehicles were trapped, eight hundred were screened and thirty drivers detailed for San Diego California DUI evaluations.  Ten arrests were made say San Diego DUI attorneys.

In Imperial Beach Friday night from 8:30 to 2:30 at 900 Palm Ave., nine hundred vehicles were trapped but only two were arrested out of the thirty evaluated, San Diego DUI lawyers say.  Lots were cited for no valid CA driver's license, California attorneys say.  Those sections are Vehicle Code sections 14601.2, 14601 et. seq. and 12500.

A list of checkpoint locations in San Diego, including those 2 California roadblocks, can be found here at the San Diego County DUI Law Center's free roadblock hotline.

Limo Driver of Prom Party Bus Busted for DUI

San Diego DUI lawyers warn people to take taxis and limousines rather than drink and drive.  It's prom season and no one should even be legally drinking, remind San Diego DUI attorneys.

One limo driver who drove 20 kids to a DuPage county prom was arrested for DUI / drunk driving and reckless conduct, lawyers hear.  He took a breath test and was arrested but he denies being impaired or drunk.  Instead, his erratic driving was because of  "mechanical problems."

The driver said the wheels on his party bus were out of alignment.  Maybe it had too much weight too, huh Mr. Madison?  The erratic movements were attributable to the lack of proper alignment, DUI lawyers maintain.

One kid said the Palos bus driver's driving frightened her because he backed into a ditch and slammed on the brakes a number of times in Illinois, San Diego DUI attorneys learned today.

If arrested for drunk driving in San Diego, a top lawyer provides this free online DUI defense evaluation.

San Diego County really pushing the Start Smart classes to avoid underage drinking and California DUI arrests, lawyers announce

Teen drinking in San Diego, DUI attorneys ask?  'Tis the season, say San Diego DUI lawyers.

As teenagers prepare for proms, graduations, vacations, weekends and road trips, and as the school year winds down, teens are looking forward to summer.

May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in America. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) also finds the deadliest days of the year for teenagers are in the summer months of May, June, July and August. During these four months, nearly twice as many teens die on the roads each day compared to the rest of the year. National Youth Traffic Safety Month is an important reminder that the only way for this to be a joyous time of year is for it to be a safe one.

A teenager might say: "I know everything," but parents still play a critical role. If you have a teenager who is now starting to drive, we urge you to take a San Diego Sheriff's Start Smart class with your son or daughter. Since June 2010, free Start Smart classes have been regularly offered to new drivers and their  parents/guardians so they clearly understand their responsibilities when a teen starts to drive. The class also clarifies the restrictions of a provisional license. Participants also hear from people who have lost loved ones in San Diego DUI / drunk driving or distracted driving crashes.

To learn more about the next Start Smart classes, click here.

Be reminded as well, it is illegal to provide alcohol and host underage drinking parties in San Diego County. A "Social Host" is anyone who knowingly hosts underage drinking parties on property they own, lease or otherwise control. Violators face a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail or both. You can report underage drinking parties anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580‐8477.

If arrested for a San Diego DUI, call the San Diego County DUI Law Center at 1 800 THE LAW DUI.

How can San Diego DUI attorneys represent drivers accused of a California DUI, lawyers are often asked

It's Cinco De Mayo weekend in San Diego California and that means lots of DUI & Drunk Drivers will be suspected and arrested, attorneys remind.  But that does NOT mean these weekend enjoyers will necessarily be convicted of San Diego DUI or California drunk driving, lawyers urge.

Sometimes a person may question why a lawyer would represent someone for a San Diego drunk driving charge or why an attorney would defend a driver facing California DUI charges.

As a San Diego Calfiornia DUI criminal defense attorney, how do you respond?

You could start with the presumption of innocence and other constitutional safeguards, San Diego DUI lawyers suggest.  Just because a person is accused of a San Diego DUI, there does not mean the person is guilty.  We are lucky to live in the United States of America which originated by bold and fair people believing in the rights of people.

The fine American folks who wrote the Constitution knew that any one cop can accuse and any person can be arrested at any time.  Only through strenuous criminal defense can a lawyer assist an accused in determining truth and/or guilt (or no guilt).

Think of all of the people in prison, wrongfully accused in their initial criminal case, being let free recently based on DNA evidence!  What about the security guard who faced accusations at the bombing during the olympics in Atlanta Georgia?  What about the lacrosse team incorrectly accused of rape?  Did those people deserve the benefits of our constitution?  Were those people lucky to have their criminal defense attorneys?  You bet!