Drunk Driving DUI Law

Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield says he is gay.
The conservative lawmaker came out Monday on KERN radio in Bakersfield, saying he felt compelled to address rumors that he had visited a gay nightclub near the Capitol before his arrest last week for driving under the influence.
The 55-year-old father of four says he broke [...]

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A California state senator who reportedly has voted against every gay rights measure since he took office eight years ago was charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, reportedly after leaving a gay nightclub in Sacramento.
Sen. Roy Ashburn, a Republican from Bakersfield, was spotted driving erratically at about 2 a.m. Wednesday in downtown Sacramento, [...]

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A traffic stop of a suspected drunken driver led to the arrest of a murder suspect Saturday night.
About 10 p.m. Saturday, Merced area California Highway Patrol officers Collin Lowry and Scott Woodring made a traffic stop on a suspected drunk driver on Hillside Drive in the Delhi area.
During the course of the investigation, the officers [...]

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An investigation by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley with California Watch has found that impounds at checkpoints in 2009 generated an estimated $40 million in towing fees and police fines – revenue that cities divide with towing firms.
Additionally, police officers received about $30 million in overtime pay for the DUI crackdowns, funded by [...]

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A Downey man has been sentenced to 11 years in state prison for a drunken crash in which a college student burned to death.
An Orange County judge sentenced 22-year-old Kenneth McNair on Friday. His attorney says that with time off for good behavior and credit for time served, McNair could be out in 4 1/2 [...]

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Visalia police officers will be stopping cars at two DUI checkpoints in Visalia this weekend, according to a department news release.
Police will be checking all vehicles at the undisclosed locations and arresting drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The operation is financed by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.
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The Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Jan. 23.
Drivers found to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs will be arrested, and unlicensed drivers may get cited and their vehicles impounded for 30 days, according to a release from the Placentia police.
“DUI arrests [...]

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El Cerrito and Albany police are planning to conduct sobriety and driver’s license checkpoints on San Pablo Avenue on Friday night, El Cerrito police announced Tuesday.
El Cerrito police will be setting up their checkpoint in the southbound lanes of San Pablo Avenue between Carlson Boulevard and the south city limits between 8:30 p.m. and 2:30 [...]

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SAN MATEO, Calif. — Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs could soon become a permanent scar on one’s record if new legislation Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, announced Wednesday to increase the penalty for repeat DUI offenders is approved.
At a news conference on the steps of the Northern Branch of San Mateo County [...]

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Officers from San Mateo County’s 23 law enforcement agencies made 131 arrests on drunken driving charges over the 10-day period from Dec. 18 to Dec. 27, according to statistics from the California Avoid campaign, the multi-agency effort to catch drunken drivers.
The arrests, all the result of routine traffic stops, represent a 7 percent increase over [...]

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