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Sacramento, Modesto Top List Of Drunk Cities In Nation
SACRAMENTO - Modesto ranks eleventh in a new survey released by Men's Health Magazine revealing the drunkest cities in America.
According to the list, Fresno is the drunkest city in the nation, while Sacramento is ranked 20th.
Five cities in the top 20 ranked by the magazine are located in California.
Boston ranked at the nation's soberest city, followed by Yonkers, New York.
The magazine relied upon death rates from liver disease, drunk driving crashes and the number of DUI arrests in a particular area.
Former Sacramento Sheriff's Deputy arrested for 2nd DUI in Sacramento
February 6, 2010: Sacramento, CA - A former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy who was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after driving her vehicle into a Starbucks is facing a new DUI charge.
Lisa Gargano was involved in an accident Saturday morning in front of the Old Navy store on North Freeway Boulevard in Natomas.. She was arrested for suspicion of DUI and released from custody Saturday evening, according to a Sheriff's spokesperson.
This latest accident occurred about four miles from the last crash.
Gargano was off duty when she allegedly drove her car into a Starbucks last September and injured an elderly woman. She was arrested on felony DUI charges and court proceedings resume on March 4.
San Diego DUI checkpoints nab 13 suspects
January 31, 2010: San Diego, CA - Law officers posted at DUI checkpoints overnight arrested 13 drivers suspected of being drunk and impounded 56 vehicles in Coronado and Escondido according to officials.
The vehicles in Coronado were seized from unlicensed drivers, said an official at the Chula Vista PD.
The checkpoint was run from late Saturday night into the early hours today. Officers from Coronado, Chula Vista, National City, San Diego and the Sheriff’s Department participated.
18-DAY WINTER HOLIDAY DUI CRACKDOWN BEGINS THIS FRIDAY!
Sacramento, CA - This enforcement program involves 35 Counties, making this one of the most intensive Avoid DUI efforts in California history. The following is a partial list of specialized DUI enforcement:
Dec. 24 Avoid the 7, Placer County will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols-Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 25 The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 26 The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 27 Avoid the 7, Placer County will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols in the City of Roseville.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 28 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols – Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 29 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols – Countywide.
Avoid the 5, Nevada County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Yuba and Sutter County Avoid Task Forces will conduct a DUI Checkpoint.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 30 Avoid the 12, Stanislaus County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 5, Nevada County, will conduct a DUI checkpoint.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 31 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol in the City of Lincoln.
Avoid the 12, Stanislaus County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 8, Yolo County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Jan. 1 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
To find more information about DUI Checkpoints in San Deigo County, please visit the San Diego County Sheriff Department website at http://apps.sdsheriff.net/press/.
Police take 20 cars at DUI checkpoint
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Posted: 09/20/2009 01:00:53 AM PDT
Fairfield police impounded 20 vehicles during a DUI checkpoint on the 1400 block of Travis Boulevard in Fairfield.
Of the 776 cars screened for motorists driving under the influence and valid driver's licenses, nine drivers received citations for driving without a license and 11 more were cited for driving while suspended.
Several other drivers were cited for various moving violations, police said.
The towed vehicles were the result of people driving without a license or driving with a suspended license.
In addition, one arrest was made for possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
Funding for the DUI checkpoint was provided by a grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety.
Placer County has state's highest DUI conviction rate
Click here to view original source by Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Mar. 28, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Drinking and driving is never a good idea. It's an especially bad idea in Placer County.
According to a report by the California Department of Motor Vehicles released this month, Placer County had a conviction rate of 99.2 percent, the state's highest for those arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
The result, based on 2006 data for DUI arrests and their prosecution through the end of 2007, showed a statewide rate of 79.4 percent. Sacramento County, with a rate of 77 percent, was just slightly below the state number.
The survey underscored Placer's reputation for being tough on drunken drivers; it's the fourth consecutive year the county's DUI conviction rate has been above 90 percent.
"This county lets people know that if you come here and are violating DUI laws, you will be held accountable," said Capt. Rick Ward, commander of the California Highway Patrol's Auburn office.
"Our folks are highly trained and able to convey the details of the case to the jury," added District Attorney Bradford R. Fenocchio.
In the last few years, the office has handled between 2,200 to 2,500 DUI cases a year, Supervising Deputy District Attorney Steve Dragland said. In the last 20 years, Placer County prosecutors have brought second-degree murder charges against seven defendants, including 24-year-old Billy Moon, of Auburn.
A jury convicted Moon in October of killing his 20-year-old friend, Stewart Shapton, while driving drunk on a winding rural road in June 2006. Moon, who had a pending misdemeanor DUI charge in Orange County at the time of the fatal accident, was sentenced on March 19 to four years in county jail, followed by 12 years of probation.
Dragland said the office is aggressive about prosecuting cases involving drug or alcohol-impaired drivers because "they wreak untold havoc and misery by their conduct."
The office is aided by area law enforcement officers who are aggressive in patrolling the streets and highways for impaired drivers, prosecutors said.
In Roseville, Placer County's biggest city, 978 suspected DUI drivers were arrested in 2008 and another 959 in 2007 – one of the highest DUI arrest rates in California.
The Police Department assigns two officers to focus on catching drivers driving under the influence.
"There is an instant gratification knowing that you save lives by taking impaired drivers off the streets," said Chris Uribe, one of the DUI officers.
The District Attorney's Office prosecutes more than 98 percent of the DUI cases Roseville police submits to them, said Dee Dee Gunther, the department's spokeswoman.
CHP officer Dave Montijo said the good relationship that Placer County law enforcement agencies have with the DA's office helps officers know which details to include in a report to strengthen its chances for prosecution.
Special operations such as "Avoid the Seven," where officers from seven agencies in Placer County saturate the roads during holiday weekends looking for inebriated motorists, and regular sobriety checkpoints have also contributed to more arrests.
SACRAMENTO - Modesto ranks eleventh in a new survey released by Men's Health Magazine revealing the drunkest cities in America.
According to the list, Fresno is the drunkest city in the nation, while Sacramento is ranked 20th.
Five cities in the top 20 ranked by the magazine are located in California.
Boston ranked at the nation's soberest city, followed by Yonkers, New York.
The magazine relied upon death rates from liver disease, drunk driving crashes and the number of DUI arrests in a particular area.
Former Sacramento Sheriff's Deputy arrested for 2nd DUI in Sacramento
February 6, 2010: Sacramento, CA - A former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy who was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after driving her vehicle into a Starbucks is facing a new DUI charge.
Lisa Gargano was involved in an accident Saturday morning in front of the Old Navy store on North Freeway Boulevard in Natomas.. She was arrested for suspicion of DUI and released from custody Saturday evening, according to a Sheriff's spokesperson.
This latest accident occurred about four miles from the last crash.
Gargano was off duty when she allegedly drove her car into a Starbucks last September and injured an elderly woman. She was arrested on felony DUI charges and court proceedings resume on March 4.
San Diego DUI checkpoints nab 13 suspects
January 31, 2010: San Diego, CA - Law officers posted at DUI checkpoints overnight arrested 13 drivers suspected of being drunk and impounded 56 vehicles in Coronado and Escondido according to officials.
The vehicles in Coronado were seized from unlicensed drivers, said an official at the Chula Vista PD.
The checkpoint was run from late Saturday night into the early hours today. Officers from Coronado, Chula Vista, National City, San Diego and the Sheriff’s Department participated.
18-DAY WINTER HOLIDAY DUI CRACKDOWN BEGINS THIS FRIDAY!
Sacramento, CA - This enforcement program involves 35 Counties, making this one of the most intensive Avoid DUI efforts in California history. The following is a partial list of specialized DUI enforcement:
Dec. 24 Avoid the 7, Placer County will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols-Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 25 The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 26 The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 27 Avoid the 7, Placer County will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols in the City of Roseville.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 28 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols – Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 29 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols – Countywide.
Avoid the 5, Nevada County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Yuba and Sutter County Avoid Task Forces will conduct a DUI Checkpoint.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 30 Avoid the 12, Stanislaus County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 5, Nevada County, will conduct a DUI checkpoint.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Dec. 31 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol in the City of Lincoln.
Avoid the 12, Stanislaus County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols.
Avoid the 8, Yolo County, will conduct DUI Saturation Patrols Countywide.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
Jan. 1 Avoid the 7, Placer County, will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol.
The CHP will place all available officers on the road to assist Avoid allied agencies in removing DUI suspects from County roadways.
To find more information about DUI Checkpoints in San Deigo County, please visit the San Diego County Sheriff Department website at http://apps.sdsheriff.net/press/.
Police take 20 cars at DUI checkpoint
Click here to view source by The Reporter
Posted: 09/20/2009 01:00:53 AM PDT
Fairfield police impounded 20 vehicles during a DUI checkpoint on the 1400 block of Travis Boulevard in Fairfield.
Of the 776 cars screened for motorists driving under the influence and valid driver's licenses, nine drivers received citations for driving without a license and 11 more were cited for driving while suspended.
Several other drivers were cited for various moving violations, police said.
The towed vehicles were the result of people driving without a license or driving with a suspended license.
In addition, one arrest was made for possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
Funding for the DUI checkpoint was provided by a grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety.
Placer County has state's highest DUI conviction rate
Click here to view original source by Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
Published: Saturday, Mar. 28, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page 1B
Drinking and driving is never a good idea. It's an especially bad idea in Placer County.
According to a report by the California Department of Motor Vehicles released this month, Placer County had a conviction rate of 99.2 percent, the state's highest for those arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
The result, based on 2006 data for DUI arrests and their prosecution through the end of 2007, showed a statewide rate of 79.4 percent. Sacramento County, with a rate of 77 percent, was just slightly below the state number.
The survey underscored Placer's reputation for being tough on drunken drivers; it's the fourth consecutive year the county's DUI conviction rate has been above 90 percent.
"This county lets people know that if you come here and are violating DUI laws, you will be held accountable," said Capt. Rick Ward, commander of the California Highway Patrol's Auburn office.
"Our folks are highly trained and able to convey the details of the case to the jury," added District Attorney Bradford R. Fenocchio.
In the last few years, the office has handled between 2,200 to 2,500 DUI cases a year, Supervising Deputy District Attorney Steve Dragland said. In the last 20 years, Placer County prosecutors have brought second-degree murder charges against seven defendants, including 24-year-old Billy Moon, of Auburn.
A jury convicted Moon in October of killing his 20-year-old friend, Stewart Shapton, while driving drunk on a winding rural road in June 2006. Moon, who had a pending misdemeanor DUI charge in Orange County at the time of the fatal accident, was sentenced on March 19 to four years in county jail, followed by 12 years of probation.
Dragland said the office is aggressive about prosecuting cases involving drug or alcohol-impaired drivers because "they wreak untold havoc and misery by their conduct."
The office is aided by area law enforcement officers who are aggressive in patrolling the streets and highways for impaired drivers, prosecutors said.
In Roseville, Placer County's biggest city, 978 suspected DUI drivers were arrested in 2008 and another 959 in 2007 – one of the highest DUI arrest rates in California.
The Police Department assigns two officers to focus on catching drivers driving under the influence.
"There is an instant gratification knowing that you save lives by taking impaired drivers off the streets," said Chris Uribe, one of the DUI officers.
The District Attorney's Office prosecutes more than 98 percent of the DUI cases Roseville police submits to them, said Dee Dee Gunther, the department's spokeswoman.
CHP officer Dave Montijo said the good relationship that Placer County law enforcement agencies have with the DA's office helps officers know which details to include in a report to strengthen its chances for prosecution.
Special operations such as "Avoid the Seven," where officers from seven agencies in Placer County saturate the roads during holiday weekends looking for inebriated motorists, and regular sobriety checkpoints have also contributed to more arrests.
If you've been arrested for Drunk Driving in California, please call us anytime for a free visit regarding your rights after DUI.
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(916) 629-4529
Remember, a DUI arrest is NOT a conviction. Call us today.
Louder Law Group
(916) 629-4529
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The Legal Process - What does a DUI attorney do?
Bailing Out - How to select a Bail Bond Agent
The DMV and You - How to protect your right to drive.
Your Auto Insurance - Should I call my Insurer?
Your Employer - Should I notify my employer of a DUI?
DUI and Immigration - I'm not a citizen!
Your Future - How can this affect my life?
Your Health - Do I have a bigger problem?
Resource and Reference - Numbers to know.
