In a continuing effort to get drunk drivers off the road and educate others about the risks, the Orange County, California Sheriff’s Department set up numerous DUI checkpoints over the Fourth of July weekend, making many arrests. Using a light-hearted approach, deputies conversed with passing motorists, conducting enforcement stops and…
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Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads No Contest for DUI Accident
Orange County Sheriff’s deputy Erin Guidice plead no contest to a DUI accident committed on April 15, as reported in the Orange County Register today. Apparently, she rammed her car into the back of another car. Her blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit at the time of…
DUI Hit and Run Driver Arrested in Laguna Beach Crash
It’s very fortunate for the driver of a hit and run vehicle in Laguna Beach that he didn’t kill anyone today. Apparently, he lost control of the vehicle on Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, hit three parked cars and ran off on foot before being captured by police. If he…
O.C. sheriff’s official charged with Irvine DUI
The L.A. Times is reporting that an Orange County sheriff’s official has been charged with two counts of DUI after causing a car accident in Irvine in April. Irvine police arrested Lt. Erin Lorraine Guidice, after she crashed into the back of another car stopped at a red light on…
Warrant singer arrested for Van Nuys DUI
Former Warrant lead singer Jani Lane was arrested late Wednesday night in Woodland Hills, California on suspicion of DUI. In addition, Lane, also owes $121,024 in federal income taxes, records show. Lane was involved in a fender bender in Woodland Hills, when he allegedly hit a parked car. When Van…
Police plan for Placentia DUI checkpoint Saturday night
The Orange County register is reporting that the Placentia police are setting up a checkpoint Saturday night focusing on drunk drivers and drivers without licenses. The Police Department timed the checkpoint to coincide with graduation parties but did not did not reveal a location. Generally in order for DUI checkpoint…
Actress Lori Petty Arrested for Venice DUI
KTLA news is reporting that actress Lori Petty was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving and booked into the Van Nuys jail early Sunday morning. According to police reports, the 45-year-old actress was driving in Venice Saturday night when she allegedly struck a skateboarder. The skateboarder only suffered minor…
Same car, two separate California DUI arrests on the same day
According to web reports, California Law Enforcement was alerted by a Merced resident of a car that had hit a concrete fence and was fleeing the scene–riding on three flat tires. Police responded to the tip and stopped a flat-tired vehicle. When they questioned the driver, Sean Guevara, he admitted…
NEWPORT BEACH DUI UPDATE: Newport Beach DUI checkpoint scheduled for tonight
According to a press release from the Newport Beach Police Department, the Traffic Division of the Newport Beach Police Department will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, May 22, 2009 the northbound side of Dover Drive at 16th Street. The checkpoint is scheduled from 9:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.…
Costa Mesa DUI crash leaves two injured
The Orange County Register is reporting on a DUI crash that has left an 18-year-old Upland man recovering from a deep scalp cut and facing driving under the influence charges after crashing a Porsche near a freeway on-ramp late Wednesday night. Witnesses reported Dominick Anthony McCoy’s vehicle traveling at a…