Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: DUI
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that California’s DUI deaths reached their lowest level ever in 2010. This also signifies the largest single yearly drop of DUI deaths in the past 14 years. A record low of 791 persons were tragically killed in DUI crashes on California roadways last year, compared to 950 in 2009. DUI deaths in California increased yearly from 1998 to 2005, but have decreased every year since 2005.
“This marks a huge milestone in the fight against drunk driving,” said California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Director Christopher J. Murphy. “While we are elated by these figures, there were still 791 lives, futures, and dreams that will never be fully realized. We cannot back off from our ultimate goal – toward zero deaths.”
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Posted on 15 August 2011. Tags: DUI, rancho cordova, sheriff
The Rancho Cordova Police Department will be holding a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday August 19th, 2011 in the City of Rancho Cordova. The checkpoint will be operational that day from 8:00 pm to 2:00 am.
Officers will be checking drivers for signs of impairment, providing educational materials outlining the dangers of driving while impaired, and checking for driver’s licenses. This checkpoint operation will be conducted utilizing funds from a grant provided to the Rancho Cordova Police Department by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
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Posted on 09 August 2010. Tags: DUI
Early Sunday morning Nancy Naranjo, 23, of Galt was hilled by a suspected DUI driver. Naranjo’s 9 month old was also in the car and was also killed by the impact. The suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of their car as they waited for a red light.
According to California Highway Patrol spokesman Michael Bradley, 22-year-old Xieng Her was driving his Toyota 4Runner SUV at the time of the accident. He slammed into Naranjo at around 4:30am at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue. Both Naranjo and her son, Joshua Bonton, were killed instantly.
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Posted on 13 May 2010. Tags: CHP, DUI, Robert Alverson
On a follow up to our earlier story, it has now been determined that the man killed this morning on Highway 99 was 49-year-old Robert M. Alverson of Sacramento
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Posted on 13 October 2009. Tags: Crime, DUI
Do you drink and drive? Well you shouldn’t and if you get caught life will be a little more difficult in Sacramento County. If you are convicted of DUI you will be required to install and use a breathalyzer in your car for five months. This new law was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week and goes into effect July 1, 2010. Seventeen states already have similar laws, and some have shown notable drops in repeat drunken driving offenses.
The ignition interlock device will keep the car from starting if the driver’s breath shows more than a small amount of alcohol in the blood. This is actually a pilot program and will last six years. Other counties that are piloting the program include Alameda, Los Angeles and Tulare counties.
“We must do everything we can to ensure the public’s safety on the road,” Schwarzenegger said after signing the bill. “By installing ignition interlock devices we are making it harder for DUI offenders to get behind the wheel while intoxicated and we are working to save innocent lives.” While the self serving American Beverage Institute called the locks intrusive, most people agree with the new law. There are about 4,000 DUI convictions each year in Sacramento County.
Under the law, drivers convicted of a first offense will be notified by the state Department of Motor Vehicles that they must pay to have a device installed in any vehicle they drive, other than a motorcycle. For second-time DUI offenders, the monitoring period will extend to a year. A third conviction will require the device be installed for two years. Initial installation costs $75 to $100 and monthly monitoring costs are about $50.
For those that want to get around the lock let your friends know that it is illegal for another person to blow into the device for the offender. The devices also require drivers to retake the breath test at random times, she said.
In 2008, 30 percent of roadway deaths in California , more than 1,000 deaths, occurred in crashes where at least one driver had a blood- alcohol level over the legal presumptive limit of 0.08 percent, according to the state Office of Traffic Safety.
Do you drink and drive? Well you shouldn’t and if you get caught life will be a little more difficult in Sacramento County. If you are convicted of DUI you will be required to install and use a breathalyzer in your car for five months. This new law was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week and goes into effect July 1, 2010. Seventeen states already have similar laws, and some have shown notable drops in repeat drunken driving offenses.
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