Monthly Archives: November 2012
New California DUI Mobile Enforcement Unit
Technology advances are not limited to smaller cell phones or larger television screens. Improvements on various fronts have also lead to major changes in all facets of life, including law enforcement. The obvious truth is that the new California DUI Mobile Enforcement Unit is another high tech tool that police officers are now armed… Read More »
Admissible as Evidence in California DUI Cases
What is admissible as evidence in California DUI cases and what is not? Excellent question, as the one part of the criminal justice system that may be quite confusing to community members involves rules of evidence. To protect the rights of the accused and ensure fairness, rules of evidence in California Santa Rosa DUI… Read More »
Santa Rosa Police Special Traffic Enforcement Area
For the week of November 19th through November 25th, 5th Street @ Morgan Street will be targeted as a Santa Rosa police special traffic enforcement area According to a Santa Rosa Police Department’s announcement which can be viewed here, “Santa Rosa Police officers will be looking for violations including but not limited to Red… Read More »
Drunk Drivers and Street Racers in Sonoma County
While drunk drivers and street racers in Sonoma County is a public safety concern, it seems that we are not alone. In recent months, law enforcement officers have made street racing arrests on Highway 101, and also along Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. While none of those recent Santa Rosa incidents involved drunken drivers,… Read More »
DUI Conviction Affects Car Insurance Rates – Yes, No?
After being convicted for a DUI, many have concerns how a DUI conviction affects car insurance rates. The best way to avoid a DUI as well as the ramifications that stem from it is of course to avoid drinking and driving. However, for our readers who have had their license suspended or have been… Read More »
Defenses to Fight a Sonoma County DUI
Back in May of this year, The Sonoma Patch reported on four Sonoma County DUI arrests for driving under the influence on the 11th 12th and 13th of the previous week. Several of the DUI arrests involved repeat DUI offenders. With the 2012 holiday season almost upon us we thought we would re-visit these… Read More »
Alcohol was a factor in roughly one-third of fatal highway accidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released the results of research it conducted regarding fatal crashes and alcohol-impaired drivers. The NHTSA research concluded that alcohol was a factor in roughly one-third of fatal highway accidents and that more than two-thirds of the drivers in those accidents had a blood alcohol content near or… Read More »
States expand penalties in effort to curbing drunk driving
As tragic stories of lives cut short by drunk drivers continue to make news, and public outrage over the issue remains high, states are grappling with expanded, new, and sometimes novel, ways to motivate people not to drink and drive. Some methods have taken off in popularity, while others remain much more controversial. Starting… Read More »
