News: safe driving home services in Vancouver, BC

Posted on 31st December 2011 in DWI / DUI News

Vancouver BC has a few program that offer to drivers who don’t want to drive home after drinking.

Across BC

Operation Red Nose

Operation Red Nose operates in select Canadian communities over the holiday season. The service is free, with any donations going to local charities. Telephone: Check the website for phone numbers for your community.

The 2011 Operation Red Nose BC campaign offers service in Abbotsford-Mission, Chilliwack, Comox Valley, Delta-Richmond, Kamloops, Langley-Surrey, Nanaimo, North Shore, Prince George, Ridge-Meadows, Tri Cities, and Williams Lake.

Operation Red Nose is hosted by community non-profit organizations that work with youth or amateur sport. Call 1-800-463-7222 for details about how your community can participate.

BCAA

BCAA’s Safe-Ride-Home Service allows BCAA members one Safe-Ride-Home call per year for the driver and his/her vehicle that counts as one of their annual service calls. There is no extra charge to members for the service as long as the distance of the requested tow is within the maximum towing distance allowed at his/her level of membership. Members can pay the per-kilometre extra charge for a longer tow. Telephone: 1-800-222-4357 (Note: BCAA membership number required)

http://www.go2hr.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=769

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DUI / DWI News: Police in Las Vegas out to stop DUI in new year

Posted on 29th December 2011 in DWI / DUI News

This weekend, three DUI vans will be stationed throughout the valley where officers can bring suspected drunk drivers to get processed before they are sent to jail. Metro say this is a more effective way of finding and apprehending people, especially on holiday weekends.

Authorities in Henderson, North Las Vegas, and Boulder City are working together, along with folks at Stop DUI who said locals can get into as much trouble as tourists when you mix drinking with driving.

"If we can get through the next three days and 14 hours without DUI fatalities, we would have been able to accomplish our holiday goals," said Stop DUI Director Sandy Heverly.

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Over 1500 DUI arrests in Los Angeles County over holiday

Posted on 28th December 2011 in DWI / DUI News

More than 1,500 arrests for drunken driving were made over the 10-day holiday period in Los Angeles County, authorities said Tuesday.

The preliminary data arising from the operation shows that a task force made up of 100 law enforcement agencies arrested 1,506 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from 12:01 a.m. Dec. 16, through midnight Dec. 25, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department statement. There were 1,260 DUI arrests during the same period in 2010, it said.

src http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_19628663

Some agencies have yet to report their arrest numbers, so the final figure is expected to be higher, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

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DUI arrest: Easley Police Department arrests for Dec. 19-22 , 2011

Posted on 23rd December 2011 in DWI / DUI News

Chasitie Deanna Burkett, 21, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with shoplifting.

Joshua Curtis Chavis, 29, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with disorderly conduct.

Etheridge Cody Coker, 20, was arrested on Dec. 22 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Travis William Covey, 39, was arrested on Dec. 19 and charged with second degree assault, leaving the scene of property damage, failure to stop for police, and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Ariel Irena Dombroski, 20, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with shoplifting.

Christy Ann Revis Franks, 33, was arrested on Dec. 19 and charged with failure to comply with police.

Cody Ray Herrell, 28, was arrested on Dec. 20 and charged with shoplifting.

Scott Matthew Kaser, 31, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with third degree assault and public disorderly conduct.

Paul Bartley Reece, 37, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, concealing or misrepresenting identity to police, operating an uninsured vehicle failure to register the vehicle, habitual offense, and driving with license suspended for a DUI charge.

Kevin Earl Rider, 29, was arrested on Dec. 19 and charged with shoplifting.

Kayla Jean Roach, 27, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with third degree assault.

Amber Dayle Robinson, 19, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with shoplifting.

Austin James Tardiff, 18, was arrested on Dec. 19 and charged with shoplifting.

Hannah Irene Webb, 18, was arrested on Dec. 21 and charged with shoplifting.

http://easley.patch.com/articles/assault-marijuana-and-dui

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DUI Arrest: American Idol Contestant Stefano Langone ,Belltown, Wa May 2010

Posted on 18th March 2011 in DWI / DUI News

Stefano Langone was arrested for driving under the influence in May 2010, after cops stopped him for speeding and failing to signal before changing lanes. The aspiring pop star had been partying with friends in Belltown, Wa., before police got a hold of him.

According to the report, the Idol finalist smelled of alcohol and authorities noticed his eyes were "bloodshot, watery, droopy and (had) dilated pupils." He was then given a field sobriety test, which he failed. Langone did admit to having one "beer several hours earlier," and then submitted to a Breathalyzer test. Registering a 0.098 (above the state’s 0.08 legal limit) Langone was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Read More http://www.ivillage.com/american-idol-contestant-reveals-dui-arrest/1-a-332752#ixzz1GzuRhSLg

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DUI News: Orange County Police arrested 300 People during holiday, and 4 DUI-related fatalities

Posted on 28th December 2010 in DWI / DUI News

From Dec. 17 to Dec. 26, authorities reported 4 DUI-related fatalities and 340 DUI arrests in O.C. cities.

Last year’s number is 399 people with DUI Arrests.

The campaign name is "Avoid" – including the the Orange County Sheriff’s Department , California Highway Patrol, and police departments will continue until Jan 2

CHP officer Denise Quesad says that The California Highway Patrol made 33 DUI arrests on O.C. freeways during its maximum-enforcement period.

Overall in the state, there were four fatalities and 658 DUI arrests over the Christmas holiday weekend, said Fran Clader, spokeswoman for the CHP.

"Motorists need to be aware that many enforcement agencies are targeting drinking drivers and as a result arrests for DUI in the state have increased by 18 percent since 2001," said Steven Bloch with the Automobile Club of Southern California.

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