Getting arrested on a DUI charge can be scary. Besides possibly spending the night in jail, you are facing the loss of your driving privileges, hundreds of dollars in fines and court costs, and possibly your freedom. Especially if you have a prior offense or two on...
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Expect San Diego police to target drivers for DUI over Labor Day weekend
Because Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer and the final three-day weekend of the season, it's a popular day to hold parties, barbeques and other get-togethers. Labor Day festivities often involve drinking alcohol, which law enforcement in San Diego knows all...
How are police DUI checkpoints legal in San Diego?
On a recent Friday night, the San Diego County Sheriff's office held a DUI checkpoint in Poway. Deputies set up at an intersection and stopped passing motorists to check them for possible alcohol and/or marijuana impairment, as well as suspended or revoked driver's...
Stay on the road and keep driving after someone is arrested for a San Diego DUI driving under the influence matter. Award winning prosecutor and former prosecutor explains VC 23152 Restricted provisional license
I was speaking with my colleague Eve Maestre. She encouraged me to write something about DMV APS hearings. Instead, I thought I would write about how someone can keep driving and stay on the road after you have been arrested on a San Diego DUI driving under the...
How a hardship license can keep you on the road after a DUI arrest. Getting a San Diego restricted licesnse
For most DUI offenses, perhaps the harshest part of the sentence is losing your driver's license. Without a legal license, you cannot drive to work, take your kids to school, or run most errands yourself -- at least, not without risking an arrest for driving on a...
Understanding the DUI Military Diversion Program in San Diego County
If you're a member of the military and you were given a DUI in San Diego County, you may be interested in the military diversion program. San Diego County has one of the largest concentrations of active and veteran military servicemen. Diversion has historically been...
You can be arrested for drugged driving for taking medical marijuana
Medical marijuana helps thousands of people in San Diego deal with symptoms of serious illnesses like cancer, AIDS, anorexia and chronic migraines. Cannabis has been legal in California for medical purposes since 1996, while driving while under the influence of...
California Highway Patrol says it made nearly 1,000 DUI arrests over holiday weekend
Hopefully, you had a pleasant Fourth of July holiday this year and got to spend time outdoors with family and friends -- not locked up in a jail cell on DUI charges. For about 1,000 Californians, the latter was how they passed at least part of the long holiday weekend...
Do San Diego bars share responsibility for DUI after overserving a customer?
A DUI conviction is meant, in part, to punish the driver for their actions. But when someone drives after becoming intoxicated at a bar, restaurant or nightclub, they did not get the alcohol out of thin air. The establishment sold it to them, let them drink it on...
What is a DUI victim impact panel?
As part of a sentence for a DUI crime, the judge might order you to attend a victim impact panel. Unless you have been part of one before, you might not have heard of victim impact panels or what happens during one. The basics of a victim impact panel Essentially, a...