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January 2008 ISSUE
We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and CID/HOA board of directors and report the facts!
Call 911 to Report DUIs - ‘Avoid the Ten’ Holiday DUI Crackdown in South Orange County
"Law enforcement can only do so much" -
December
13, 2007
The Orange
County Sheriff’s Department is preparing for
one of the State’s most aggressive impaired driving
crackdowns of the year, taking part in the ‘Avoid
the Ten’ campaign as part of California’s
holiday DUI crackdown. California’s
effort coincides with the national “Drunk Driving.
Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” Campaign taking part
across the country.
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), which
provided grant funding for the Avoid program’s
efforts including officer overtime for sobriety
checkpoints and saturation patrols, is also asking for
the public’s help in reporting suspected drunk
drivers by calling 911.
“Law enforcement can only do so much,” said OTS
Director Christopher J. Murphy. “Knowing that other
motorists are going to report drunk drivers is a
significant deterrent. All of our efforts are aimed at
preventing a drunk driver from getting behind the
wheel in the first place. One phone call really can
save a life.”
During the holiday campaign beginning December 14, 2007 and
ending on
January 1, 2008, the Orange County Sheriff’s
Department has scheduled three sobriety checkpoints:
December 14th in San Clemente, December
21st in San
Juan Capistrano, and December
28th in Mission
Viejo. In addition, during this period,
numerous saturation patrols will be present in all of
the ten South Orange County Sheriff contract cities.
2006 marks the eighth consecutive year in which
alcohol-related fatalities have increased in California,
with a 0.015 percent increase between 2005 and 2006.
“We want motorists to exercise common sense and good
judgment when calling 911 to report a suspected drunk
driver, “said Bob Osborne, Sergeant, Orange
County Sheriff Regional Traffic Bureau.
“Under no circumstances should the public
make an attempt to follow or stop the vehicle or
interact with the driver. Please leave that to the
trained professionals by calling 911.”
According to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
the following clues can help motorists detect a drunk
driver:
·
Appearing to be impaired or drinking in the car
·
Turning with a wide radius or straddling the center of the
road or lane marker
·
Almost striking another object or vehicle and weaving or
zigzagging across the road
·
Turning abruptly or illegally and driving slower than 10
mph below the speed limit
·
Following others too closely, drifting or moving in a
straight line at an angle and erratic braking
·
Driving into opposing or crossing traffic or driving with
headlights off
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