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The Newport Beach police will conduct St. Patrick’s Day DUI saturation patrols

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Newport Beach, News Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community: Press Release – St. Patrick’s Day DUI Saturation Patrols

Remember: Plan Before You Party

As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion for millions of Americans to celebrate their Irish ancestry, and for many more to join in the festivities. Tragically, March 17 has also become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In 2016 alone, 60 people across the nation died as a result of drunk-driving traffic collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period (6:00 p.m. on March 16 to 5:59 a.m. on March 18). Continue reading→

The Newport Beach Police Department will conduct DUI patrols on Friday night

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Newport Beach, News Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community: Press Release – Increased DUI Patrols Planned for St. Patrick’s Day

Increased DUI Patrols planned for St. Patrick’s Day

Remember: Plan Before You Party

As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day is an occasion for millions of Americans to celebrate their Irish ancestry, and for many more to join in the festivities. Tragically, March 17 has also become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In fact, the combined data from 2011 to 2015 shows that 252 people died as a result of drunk-driving traffic collisions during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday, with more than one quarter of those collisions occurring in the early morning post-party hours (midnight to 5:59 a.m.). Continue reading→

Don’t drink and drive on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, News, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving

Keep the streets safe this St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t drink and drive

SANTA ANA, Calif. (March 17, 2016) – As one of the country’s most popular holidays, St. Patrick’s Day has long celebrated the roots of 34.2 million Americans with Irish ancestry, and many more who just want to partake in the festivities. This year, if you’ll be drinking alcohol, remember: Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.

Tragically, March 17th has become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. In fact, from 2010 to 2014, almost three-fourths of the drunk-driving fatalities during this holiday period involved drivers who were well above the .08 limit, with 266 drunk-driving fatalities nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s DUI Task Force will be deploying extra officers on overtime targeting problem areas with high numbers of DUI collisions and DUI arrests. These DUI patrols along with routine nightly patrols will be looking for the tell-tale signs of impaired driving. Continue reading→

Orange County’s DUI Task Force deploying on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, News, Orange County, Orange County Sheriff Leave a comment

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org

DUI Task Force Deploying on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

SANTA ANA, Calif. (March 13, 2015) — The Orange County Sheriff’s Department DUI Task Force will be deploying roving DUI patrols during this St. Patrick’s Day Holiday weekend within the cities of Mission Viejo, Lake Forest and Rancho Santa Margarita. In addition to regularly scheduled DUI Task Force officer, these DUI patrols will be looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs.

St. Patrick’s Day has become a deadly day in the United States, with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities. In 2013, there were 31 people killed in drunk-driving crashes on March 17. From 2009 to 2013, there have been 276 drunk-driving fatalities around the holiday, with almost three-fourths of the drivers being twice the legal limit. Every one of those lives was lost because of bad decisions. Continue reading→

The OC DUI Task Force will be looking for drunk drivers on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, News, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock (714) 904-7042, Gail Krause, (714) 623-8940

Designate a Sober Driver on St. Patrick’s Day

SANTA ANA, Calif. – (March 15, 2014) — With St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and the Orange County “Avoid the 38” DUI Task Force are reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that more than 269 people were senselessly killed nationwide in crashes involving drunk drivers during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday from 2007 to 2011. Those fatalities were preventable. Continue reading→

Irvine P.D. to conduct a DUI checkpoint on 3/16, at Jamboree and Barranca

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Editor Posted in Alcohol, Crime, Irvine Police Department, News, Public Safety Leave a comment

Irvine Police Department Press Release3/15/2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #3/15/2013
Contact : Julia Engen, Lieutenant 949-724-7112, jengen@cityofirvine.org

Subject : Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2013

IRVINE, CA (March 15, 2013): The Irvine Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway, in the City of Irvine as part of our ongoing campaign to take dangerous drivers off the road.

In 2011, nearly 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher. In California, this deadly crime led to 774 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Continue reading→