San Diego County DUI Law Center suggestions on avoiding a drunk driving Christmas Day:
- Prior to consuming alcohol at Christmas, select a sober licensed California driver;
- Do not bring your vehicle keys with you;
- Plan a safe way back to your home before Christmas cocktails start;
- Have San Diego DUI attorney Rick Mueller’s phone number handy just in case: 1800 THE LAW DUI;
- If you’re drunk, call a taxi, sober buddy or family member, or use public transportation;If you happen to see a drunk driver on the road, call San Diego area DUI cops – Call 911; and
- “RUOK” If you believe someone has had too much to drink, they probably have. Help him or her make other ways to get home without being arrested for a San Diego DUI.
This pre-Christmas Saturday, December 22, 2012, the San Diego Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint at 2100 El Cajon Boulevard, in University Heights. The checkpoint was made possible by a California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) “DUI Mini Grant.”
The San Diego DUI checkpoint began 10:50 pm through 3:00 am.
Results:
348 vehicles passed through the San Diego California DUI checkpoint.
341 of those vehicles were screened by San Diego California DUI officers.
15 were detained for a further San Diego California DUI evaluation of sobriety.
8 DUI arrests.
6 vehicle impounds mostly due to San Diego California DUI arrests.