Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Grants for More DUI Checkpoints »
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- The California Office of the Traffic Safety had declared 2010 “Year of the Checkpoint”. The issued grants will be used for more checkpoints than ever before. A recent watchdog report shows that these checkpoints are making millions of dollars in towing fees and police fees and so many arrests of unlicensed and suspended drivers are made also.
A police officer told that these checkpoints are not working as money generator and we get a small percentage of the tow as an administrative cost and that is so small.
In last 2 years Palm Springs had been given over $300,000 from the federal government in order to make more checkpoints. That’s why in 2009 Palm Springs held eight more checkpoints and that resulted 22 DUI arrests.
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Top Ten Drunkest Cities In United States »
The list of top ten drunkest cities in America has been released. This list is compiled by various available DUI/DWI statistics, alcohol related car accidents, and breath rates from alcoholic live disease.
In the top ten, California and Arizona cities are cracked to top. Number one city on list is Fresno, California. California is having several cities in top ten list. But in the list there is no city of northeast states which are having trouble with alcohol.
Here is the list of top ten drunkest cities in United States:
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Fresno, California
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Reno, Nevada
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Billings, Montana
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Riverside, California Click here to read more »
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The Heroes Star Adrian Pasdar Arrested For DUI »
Though I never seen any episode of the TV serial Heroes but there are so many who have seen this TV serial. The Heroes actor Adrian Pasdar was arrested for DUI in California on the 405.
According to the police report he was pulled over just before 3:00 a.m. in Los Angeles when he was driving his Ford F – 150 at the speed of 94 mph and taking up two lanes of freeway. After taking his field sobriety test he was then arrested and was sent to jail.
That is not unusual that another celebrity gone behind the bars for DUI, while in fact there are thousands of Americans who do exactly same thing every night. So only celebrities can’t be blamed for that alone.
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California DUI Penalties »
Laws requirement for suspected DUI drivers to concede to breath, blood, or urine testing for alcohol content is known as “implied consent laws”. In those penalties mandatory suspension of a driving license for up to a year is also included.
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
In California if blood alcohol concentration of a suspected driver is above 0.08% he will be convicted for DUI under the law. For that only this confirmation is all that is needed for a suspected driver to be convicted of a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).
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DUI Patrols Out Saturday »
The Napa Police Department will keep a close eye on some parts of the city searching for impaired drivers on Nov. 14.
The concentration will be on those areas of the city where driver are mostly arrested due to driving under the influence. Moreover, these will also include those are where large number of accidents have taken place because of this act.
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300,000 Repeat DUI Offenders? Time to Act »
The figures have clearly shown that no doubt, California has a major drunken driving problem. Up till now, more than 300,000 drivers in the state have had three or more DUI convictions, whereas more than 40,000 have had five.
The numbers are truly devastating. In 2007, drunk drivers in California were involved in 53,261 accidents that killed about1,501 Californians, not to mention the endless injuries.
According to the Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angeles, the huge numbers can be reduced by installing ignition interlock devices on vehicles that are owned or operated by people convicted of drunken driving. This way, the car won’t start until the driver blows into the device and is found to be clear.
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College Students Beware…If You’re Under 21 and Arrested for a California DUI, You Can and Will be Prosecuted »
Underage drinking has become more widespread due to the ending summer and the beginning of school. College, as well as high school students are returning to the party scene, which means that there will be a high increase in underage drinking.
It is common and normal for many people to be underage and drunk. Most of the students living in dorms, fraternity and sorority houses, in off-campus apartments, and even with their parents frequently get drunk and high.
But as you grow older, you recognize the fact that life is very precious and a very minor mistake can prove to be fatal. Thus it is better to realize your responsibilities at an early age.
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Approach a Lawyer Quickly in a DUI Arrest »
REQUEST TO TALK TO A LAWYER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! It’s your right to talk to a lawyer, and to get a lawyer there during interrogation. If you can’t afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.”
If you’re held and taken into detention on DUI – Drunk Driving accusations by San Diego police, your right to talk to an attorney won’t be given until AFTER you present yourself to the required chemical examines performed at the Police Station or any medical facility where you have been transferred. Failure to put forward to a blood or breath alcohol examination, or “chemical test refusal”, once in detention, will impose penalty of an automatic forfeiture which means suspension of your driving license as stated by California’s “implied consent” laws.
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Be Patient While Recording DUI Statement »
USE THIS RIGHT! DO NOT GIVE EXTRA INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE PUT AGAINST YOU! It is wise to refrain from replying any question or telling things that doesn’t relate to your personal identity like name, date of birth, address or your car registration, car insurance, and driving license because this is the only information which law demands from you to give to detaining police officers or to authorities involved in your arrest, chemical examination, or imprisonment.
Yes, California laws DO demand from you to provide identification, verify your present address, and show the documents like your vehicle registration, car insurance, and license…but not anything beyond IT!
Use your right to keep silent because anything you state except what has been asked by law can inevitably be taken against you as evidence if you’re charged with DUI. The little you speak, the better it is.
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DUI Checks, Asking Reasons is Your Right »
You have the right to argue if there is not any reasonable or serious ground for police checks
Your activities must justify strong reason for suspicion of DUI on road. In a California DUI, the detaining police officer requires to describe and confirm major observations or grounds to take out you over for DUI. 
When evidencing in California DUI Jury Trials, San Diego police officers normally tell they noticed the DUI -DWI suspect racing, driving too tardily, doing dangerous or fickle lane shifts and unlawful or excessively big turns, sharp and jerking breaks, lurching, tailgating, driving the wrong path like opposite on one way streets or in opposing traffic lanes, cutting, lane straddling, and making narrow escapes to serious accidents or any other road risk which can probably cause for the traffic stop.
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