Federally Funded Crackdown on DUI through September 6, 2010

From August 20, 2010 through August 22, 2010 officers from 25 county law enforcement agencies arrested 135 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (VC23152/23153).
DUI Checkpoints will be conducted throughout San Diego. All traffic and patrol officers regularly scheduled for work will focus their efforts at stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their shifts. The heightened focus on DUI stops will continue through September 6, 2010.
See: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/01/holiday-dui-arrests-increase/
http://www.swrnn.com/southwest-riverside/2010-08-17/news/dui-county-wide-crackdown-starts-friday

Lindsay Lohan in Solitary Confinement for Wailing

It has been reported that Lindsay Lohan has been placed in solitary confinement after her wailing was keeping other inmates awake at night.

The actress has been receiving taunts during her stay at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood and spends her nights crying.

Former inmate Cheryl Presser told the Sun: "Lindsay would lie there shivering all night, crying and covering her face with her hands.

"Her wailing was keeping everyone awake.

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Orange County Sheriff Official Charged with DUI

May 29, 2009
An Orange County Sheriff was charged with misdemeanor DUI when she rear-ended another car in Irvine. Police in Irvine arrested Lt. Erin Lorraine Guidice last month after she failed to stop behind a car parked at a red light. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. Guidice was driving an unmarked Orange County Sheriff’s Department car at the time of the crime! The Orange County district attorney’s office filed charges Thursday.
Arresting officers said Guidice had slurred speech, bloodshot/watery eyes and failed her field sobriety tests! Doesn't it seem she would have invoked her right to counsel or do the FST's!
Her BAC is rumoured to have been 0.14, almost two times California's .08 legal limit.
Guidice was amazingly only transferred from her post as head of the Orange County Harbor Patrol to a position at the county's Theo Lacy Jail.
The penalty upon conviction could be as high as six (6) months in jail.

Actress Lori Petty is Arrested for Felony DUI

Actress Lori Petty, who starred in Point Break, Tank Girl and A League of Their Own, was arrested in Venice California on May 30, 2009 on felony drunk driving charges. Apparently, Petty hit a 14-year-old skateboarder at around 9:30 p.m. Although the skateboarder was treated for his injuries and released, Petty, was booked into the Van Nuys jail. She was later released on a $100,000 bail.

Quick Reference - California Vehicle Code Sections 13350-13392

CALIFORNIA CODES VEHICLE CODE SECTION 13350-13392
13350. (a) The department immediately shall revoke the privilege ofa person to drive a motor vehicle upon receipt of a duly certifiedabstract of the record of a court showing that the person has beenconvicted of any of the following crimes or offenses: (1) Failure of the driver of a vehicle involved in an accidentresulting in injury or death to a person to stop or otherwise complywith Section 20001. (2) A felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used,except as provided in Section 13351, 13352, or 13357.

Quick Reference - California Vehicle Code 23152 through 23229

CALIFORNIA CODESVEHICLE CODESECTION 23152
(a) It is unlawful for any person who is under the influenceof any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influenceof any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle.
(b) It is unlawful for any person who has 0.08 percent or more, byweight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle. For purposes of this article and Section 34501.16, percent, byweight, of alcohol in a person's blood is based upon grams of alcoholper 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters ofbreath. In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttablepresumption that the person had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, ofalcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if theperson had 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or herblood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within threehours after the driving.
(c) It is unlawful for any person who is addicted to the use of any drug to drive a vehicle. This subdivision shall not apply to a person who is participating in a narcotic treatment program approved pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 11875) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d) It is unlawful for any person who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a commercial motorvehicle, as defined in Section 15210. In any prosecution under this subdivision, it is a rebuttable presumption that the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood at the time of driving the vehicle if the person had 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or herblood at the time of the performance of a chemical test within threehours after the driving.

Chargers' Williams To Not Be Charged For DUI

Defensive Lineman To Face Reckless Driving Charge

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Jamal Williams will not be charged with driving under the influence, 10News reported.
Williams will instead face reckless driving charges, according to the San Diego City Attorney's Office.
The city attorney said he doesn't believe he could prove Williams was driving under the influence.
The California Highway Patrol arrested Williams Feb. 1 on Highway 94 in the College Area.
Hours later he gave a blood sample at the CHP office, and his blood-alcohol level was determined to be .07 -- just under the legal limit for DUI.
Williams will be arraigned on the reckless driving charges next week.

Originally posted on http://www.10news.com/news/19210466/detail.html