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September 2008 ISSUE

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The Orange County Sheriff Launches Intensive Crackdown on Impaired Driving- Avoid the Ten Campaign

August 22, 2008

Police Vow to Arrest Everyone Found Driving Over the Limit

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the AVOID the 10 campaign today announced it will join other police agencies throughout the country in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving this August 15,- September 1. Nationally, more than $50 million will be spent on this year’s crackdown, known by its tagline: Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.

The National Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. crackdown is led by NHTSA and combines high-visibility enforcement with heightened public awareness through advertising and publicity. Funding for the AVOID program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The announcement cites that America is facing an impaired-driving crisis and the problem is especially acute during the summer months. In 2006 alone, nearly 13,500 people died in crashes in which the driver or motorcycle rider was legally impaired, according to the latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Among them were 306 children under age 15 innocent victims of crashes that could have been avoided. Alcohol Involved deaths in California reached 1,597 in 2006 with over 31,000 injured. too often, innocent law-abiding people suffer tragic consequences and the loss of loved ones due to this careless disregard for human life. “Because we’re committed to ending the carnage, we’re intensifying our enforcement during the crackdown. We’ll be especially vigilant during high-risk nighttime hours when impaired drivers are most likely to be on our roads,” said Sgt. Robert Osborne.

Across the country, more than $30 million in State and Federal funds will be spent in support of thehigh-visibility crackdown through television and radio ads targeted to young male drivers, who are themost common perpetrators of this deadly crime. Another $20 million will be spent on extra police enforcement including saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints during the crackdown period.

In every U.S. State as well as the District of Columbia it’s illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. More than 10,000 police agencies will participate in this year’s mid-August through Labor Day crackdown, including law enforcement officers representing every State and many U.S. cities and towns.

This summer, law enforcement is again asking for the public’s help. “Drunk driving is the top priority for the police, CHP, and sheriff deputies in California, but other motorists on the roads are one of the best weapons we have against drunk drivers,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “We’re asking the public to report drunk drivers by calling 911 and providing the location and a complete description of the vehicle.”

“With millions of cell phones on California roadways your chances of getting busted have risen,” said Murphy. “Drunk or other dangerous driving is an emergency, where we encourage other drivers to safely call in. In addition, law Enforcement will be out in force conducting sobriety checkpoints, multi-agency task force operations as well as local saturation patrols to get more drunk drivers off the roads and save lives that might otherwise be lost...the message is simple and unwavering. If we find you driving impaired, we will arrest you. No exceptions,” said Sergeant Osborne. “Even if you beat the odds and walk away from a DUI crash alive, motorists should be aware that the consequences of driving while impaired can still virtually destroy your life." So, don’t take the chance. Remember, if you are over the limit, you’re under arrest.”

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I am concerned about safety and nuisance, as these toys can reach excessive speeds and be overly loud.

CZ Master Enforcement Coordinator: Unlicensed drivers are not allowed to operate any motorized vehicle within CZ Master including, but not limited to golf carts, mopeds, motorbikes, motorized skateboards, etc. Golf carts, motorized skateboards and similar vehicles may not be operated on the streets in the CZ Master Association.

Resident: What do you do when Unlicensed drivers do operate motorized vehicle within CZ Maste"r - kids regularly do so in the Hillsboro district in general and up and down Torrey Pines in particular, usually during weekdays and between 2:00 -6:00 pm.

CZ Master Enforcement Coordinator: If witnessed and kids in area for a bit you could call patrol at 949 888-3800 to come and try to contact kids and tell them they are not allowed to operate these types of motor vehicles within the community or you could fill out the attached rules and violation report form and forward it to me if you have the names/addresses of children and I will sent letter(s) to the homeowners.

Resident: Thanks - I would gladly file a report if I had the name of the kids.

I am not sure calling the patrol would help - my daughter called that number few days back to report a disturbance at around 2:00 am - she got the first degree, so she gave up on whoever responded. She would not wake me up at that time and nothing was done. Not the first time

Your response implies that the patrol has not filed any complaints in the last few weeks for this issue - right?

CZ Master Enforcement Coordinator: I have not received an incident report from patrol as of today's date about motorized scooters. You would have to call them at 949 858-2290 to see if they have received any phone complaints about motorized skateboards.

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