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Southern California Criminal Defense and DUI Lawyer - Areas of Practice - California Drunk Driving Information - San Diego DWI Attorneys Contact Us Now Other Areas DMV Matters California Drunk Driving DUI Checkpoints Los Angeles DUI Orange County DUI San Diego DUI Long Beach DUI Inland Empire DUI Field Sobriety Tests Criminal Law Drunk in Public Speed Citations Burglary Narcotics and Drugs Assault and Battery Domestic Violence Immigration Hit and Run Juvenile Defense Forgery and Fraud Expungement Personal Injury and Civil Estate Planning Warrant Alternative Sentencing SAN DIEGO DWI ATTORNEYS San Diego DUI Welcome to our San Diego DUI and Drunk Driving Information page, your source of legal information about driving under the influence laws, DUI penalties, DMV driver's license suspensions, DUI/DWI lawyers, criminal courts, blood-alcohol evidence, car insurance after a DUI, and police investigative procedures in San Diego County, California. Police Agencies, Procedures, and your Legal Rights: Persons prosecuted in San Diego were likely arrested by one of the following agencies: San Diego Police Department San Diego County Sheriff San Diego Harbor Police Department Carlsbad Police Department Chula Vista Police Department Coronado Police Department Escondido Police Department La Mesa Police Department San Diego County District Attorney San Diego County Marshal's Office San Diego State University Police Department University of California Police San Diego University of San Diego Department of Public Safety Police Procedures: The law requires that an officer have probable cause before you are arrested. Typically, the training for officers as well as case law, requires police to establish probable cause by a violation of the law, an accident, and observations of the physical manifestation of intoxication. This is subjective, and many agencies require that Standardized Field Sobriety Tests be given, correctly, and perhaps a field breathalyzer, or PAS machine, to establish alcohol in your blood. Your Miranda warnings, or the "reading of your rights", also require that you be advised or warned before they take testimony from you after arrest. Your Rights: You have the right to refuse the FST's, and you have the right not to state anything that may incriminate you. You even have the right to refuse a blood, breath, or urine test, but if you do so, your license will be suspended for one year. You always have the right to be treated fairly by the police, and for the police to not use unreasonable force against you during arrest. How can I estimate my Blood-Alcohol Level? Use our Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) Calculator . DUI Charges (The Law) The California Vehicle Code, specifically, VC section 23152(a) and 23152(b), sets the law on DUI cases, and states as follows: VC 23152: (a) It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle. (b) It is unlawful for any person who has 0.08 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle. For purposes of this article and Section 34501.16, percent, by weight, of alcohol in a person's blood is based upon grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. The two sections above are typically charged together. The first has to do with your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, irregardless of your blood alcohol level. The second, or (b) count, requires that you have a .08% blood alcohol content, or BAC, by weight, California's "legal limit". The term "alcoholic beverage and drug" or "alcoholic beverage or drug" in the (a), or first count, does not mean that you were driving with drugs in your system, but that either alcohol or drugs, or both, were found at the time of driving, not that you in fact did have both in your system. Your Driver's License and the DMV: THE DMV REQUIRES THAT YOU ACT WITHIN ONLY TEN DAYS (not business days) from the date of your arrest to protect your driving privileges. It is best, if you are going to retain an attorney, to allow the attorney's office to schedule the DMV hearing for you. Our fee includes this service, and we can schedule a hearing that works with our availability (court and DMV) schedule. For your convenience, if you cannot retain an attorney within 10 days, the phone numbers for all San Diego DMV matters, to do so, is reproduced here: The San Diego Office of Driver Safety: phone: (858) 627-3901 fax: (858) 627-3925 9174 Sky Park Court, Suite 200, 92123-2666 When you call, advise them that you are retaining an attorney, that you request a stay on your driver's license suspension, and that you will be sending a written request for discovery. They will ask if you request an "in person" or "telephonic" hearing, and we recommend that you set it for an in person, for reasons I am happy to discuss during our consultation. By making this request you ensure that that your driving privilege will not be suspended until your case is heard. At the DMV hearing, a hearing officer will conduct the hearing. His or her function is to prosecute the case and make a final decision based on the evidence presented. Your need to drive or your need for a driver's license for work are not considered relevant and cannot be considered at the hearing. Likewise, you cannot apply for a "hardship" license based upon medical, employment, or education right to drive, unless you are under age 21. At your hearing, only the following issues will be discussed, by law: (If you took a blood, breath or urine test) Did the officer have reasonable cause to believe you were driving a motor vehicle in violation of Vehicle Code 23140, 23152 or 23153? Were you placed under lawful arrest? Were you driving a motor vehicle when you had a 0.08% or more by weight of alcohol in your blood or 0.05% or more if under age 21? Prosecutors: San Diego County Drunk Driving or DUI violations within the city of San Diego, as well as infraction or municipal code violations within San Diego, are handled by the San Diego City Attorney's Office: San Diego City Attorney All other San Diego DUI or criminal cases are handled by the San Diego County District Attorney: San Diego County District Attorney San Diego DUI Defense Attorneys: San Diego Public Defender's Office Robert Miller and Associates Court Locations and Phone Numbers: The San Diego County Court System has five Locations where San Diego County DUI cases may be prosecuted, depending upon which court had jurisdiction over the location where the arrest took place: San Diego Courthouse 220 West Broadway San Diego, California 92101 phone: (619) 685-6220 Criminal Records (General) Phone: (619) 531-3040 North County Regional Center (Vista Courthouse) 325 South Melrose Vista, California 92081 Phone: (760) 726-9595 East County Regional Center (El Cajon Courthouse) 250 East Main Street El Cajon, California 92020 Phone: (619) 441-4342 South County Regional Center (Chula Vista Courthouse) 500 3rd Avenue Chula Vista, California 91910 Phone: (619) 691-4736 San Diego Juvenile Courts 2851 Meadowlark Drive San Diego, California 92123 Phone: (858) 694-4601 What may happen to my insurance? There are two ways insurance companies generally deal with customers convicted of a DUI in Orange County. First, your insurer will likely raise your insurance premiums and label you a high-risk driver if it finds out you've been convicted of DUI. In this case, you'll likely have to file proof of insurance for three years minimum with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Your insurance company will have to provide the DMV with an SR-22 form, which removes your license suspension and replaces it with a restriction by providing the California DMV with proof of insurance. An SR-22 also means your insurance company is required to notify the DMV if it cancels your insurance for any reason. Most state laws require persons that DUI convicts to get an SR-22 from their insurers, so you can't hide. In addition, your company may cancel your insurance mid-term or terminate the policy at the end of the term because of your DUI conviction, especially if you are currently in a preferred class. Your company will send you a notice stating why you've been canceled, and then you'll have to find another insurer while having a cancellation on your claims history. Some insurance companies don't offer SR-22 policies, so you may also be non-renewed or canceled because your company can no longer provide what you need. Insurance Links: California Department of Insurance Great link for California insurance questions and facts. Insurance Information Institute Excellent Link for insurance questions and facts. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Good link for transportation safety in the USA. National Association of Insurance Commissioners Information about insurance commissioner contacts in all states. A.M. Best Insurance Information Services The definitive guide to rating insurance companies in the USA. Insurance Information Network of California An excellent resource site for general information questions in California. San Diego County DUI Legal Research Links: San Diego County Sheriff's Inmate and Booking Log (Who's In Jail) San Diego County Outstanding Warrants San Diego County Law Library San Diego County Ordinances (San Diego Municipal Code) San Diego County Rules of Court San Diego County DUI Local Service Phone Numbers: Alcoholics Anonymous Central Office (619) 825-4700. Gamblers Anonymous (GA) Hotline (619) 239-2911. Medical Aid for Indigents (619) 236-7501. Narcotics Anonymous Central Office, (619) 584-1007. Nicotine Anonymous Hotline (760) 781-5070. Overeaters Anonymous Central Office (619) 5633-4606 or (619) 563-4607. Salvation Army Rehab Center, (619) 239-4037. Supplemental Food Program (SHARE) (800) 773-7427. Veterans Affairs Alcohol & Drug Treatment, (619) 552-7560 San Diego City Help: non-profit support group for persons with herpes. Support group meets first Thursday of month and medical information third Thursday at UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest. Info (619) 491-1194 Professional Organizations: American Bar Association Association of Federal Defense Attorneys Bar Associations California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) California District Attorneys Association California Public Defenders Association Los Angeles County Bar Association National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers National Association of Drug Court Professionals National Criminal Defense College National Lawyers Guild National Legal Aid & Defender Association San Diego Bar Association The State Bar of California Home | About the Firm | Areas of Practice | Law Resources | Contact Us Home Areas of Practice California Drunk Driving Information San Diego DWI Attorneys © Robert Miller and Associates, All Rights Reserved Legal Disclaimer Toll-Free Phone: (877) 568-2977 eMail: info@expertlawfirm.com Site Map

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Analysis of Drinking Versus Arrest Locations for DWI Offenders Arrested inBernalillo County, N.M. Sign the Resolution Contents | Feedback | Search DRCNet Home | Join DRCNet DRCNet Library | SchafferLibrary | Drugs and Driving Analysis of Drinking Versus Arrest Locations for DWI Offenders Arrested in BernalilloCounty, N.M. Sandra C. Lapham, M.D., M.P.H.; Betty J. Skipper, Ph.D.; I-Yiin Chang, M.S.; KerryBarton, M.A.; and Roderick Kennedy, J.D. The Lovelace Institutes, Institute for Health and Population Research, 1650 UniversityNE, Suite 302, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine whether convicted DWI offenders arrestedfollowing a crash differed in sociodemographic variables or drinking locations from thosearrested for other reasons. The study population included 3,650 clients who completed astructured personal interview during the period October 1, 1989 through April 30, 1994following referral by Bernalillo County, NM, Metropolitan Court. Twelve percent of theseoffenders were involved in crashes. The independent sociodemographic and arrest variablesincluded: age; ethnicity/race; gender; employment; previous DWI arrest; BAC grouo; vehicleage; city quadrant and times of arrest; drinking location; quadrant of residence; andestimated number of miles driven. About half of the clients (51%) reported having beendrinking in a bar. Drinking locations for this subset were clustered in several discreteareas of the city, and arrest locations clustered in approximately the same areas. Amongthose who drove >0 miles, miles driven ranged from 0 to 19.2, with a mean of 2.6 miles(median = 1.6). Logistic regression was used to determine odds ratios for driving impaired>0 miles, and for crash involvement. Analysis of variance revealed that among those whodrove >0 miles, those with BACs of >=.20%, those arrested from 6 am to 12 midnightand persons drinking at bars and restaurants drove fewer miles (persons arrested in thenorthwest quadrant of Albuquerque and persons who resided outside the city drove moremiles). The only variable that was statistically associated with having driven 0 miles wasbeing Native American. Crash involvement was associated with higher BACs, driving vehicles<10 years old, client felt intoxicated, driving between 6 am and 12 midnight, and beingarrested in the southeast and southwest quadrants of the city. INTRODUCTION Continued study of DWI offender populations unfailingly points to an expanding view ofits heterogeneous nature. Yet, studies of drinking locations and drunkenness have revealedsome patterns of concern to traffic safety researchers. The incidence of drinking in carshas proved to have an alarmingly high correlation with drunk driving, particularly amongyounger drivers (Snow, 1988; Snow & Landrum, 1986). One recent study found thatsignificantly more persons involved in traffic crashes had been drinking in unlicensedlocations than at bars or restaurants (Land & Stockwell, 1990). This may beattributable to increased police presence at licensed establishments, possibly preventingcrashes by arresting intoxicated persons before they drive very far. In the present studywe examine sociodemographic factors and miles driven prior to arrest in a population ofmixed race and gender, to provide a different perspective to this discussion. The objectives of the present study were: to explore the relationship betweensociodemographic and arrest factors; to estimate the distance driven between the drinkingepisode and arrest; and to determine whether convicted DWI offenders arrested following acrash differed in sociodemographic variables, drinking locations, and arrest variablesfrom those arrested for other reasons. The study population included persons convicted ofa first offense DWI in Bernalillo County, NM, Metropolitan Court, who received screeningservices at the Lovelace Comprehensive Screening Program (LCSP). METHODS Description of the Screening Program Individuals convicted of a DWI offense were referred to the LCSP for evaluation by theMetropolitan Court system (Bernalillo County, N.M.). This program provides assessment forthe presence and severity of alcohol- and drug-related disorders. The screening processconsists of a series of standardized assessments and a structured personal interview andclinical evaluation of the client by a Master's degree level counselor (Lapham et al.,1995). The structured counselor interview obtains information from DWI offenders regardingwhere they were arrested, where they were drinking prior to their arrests (the streetintersections and the quadrant of the city), and the circumstances of the arrest. Thesedata are entered by counselors onto a computerized data file. The study populationincluded all clients who completed a personal interview during the period October 1, 1989through April 30, 1994. Statistical Analyses We used logistic regression to determine odds ratios for driving impaired >0 milesand for crash involvement (the dependent variables were: whether the offender drove >0miles; and whether the arrest followed a crash). The independent sociodemographic andarrest variables included: age group (<31, 31+); ethnicity/race (non-Hispanic white,Hispanic, Mexican, Native American, other); gender; whether the client was employed at thetime of screening; whether the client had a previous DWI arrest; BAC group (<.15,.15-.19, .20+); vehicle type [truck, car, motorcycle); age of vehicle (year at screeningminus year of vehicle (5 or fewer, 6 - 9, 10+]; city quadrant of arrest, as reported bythe client at the time of the screening interview; drinking location (bar or restaurant,home, private party, other, which includes vehicle, stadium, park, movie, drive-up window,or work); area of residence; whether the arrest involved a crash; perceived intoxication;time of day of arrest (6:01 am to 5 pm; 5:01 pm to 12 midnight, 12:01 am to 6 am); andwhether the number of miles driven between the drinking and arrest locations was 0 or>0. In addition, an estimated minimum number of miles driven for each client wascalculated using the shortest road distance between the location of drinking streetintersections and the location of the arrest street intersections.. RESULTS Population Demographics The population consisted of 3,651 persons (59% of the 5,809 persons whocompleted the personal interview); 2,158 (42%) were dropped due to missing or invaliddata. Almost all cases dropped from the investigation were clients who could not recalltheir drinking or arrest location. About 20% of the study population was female and themajority (almost 60%) were age 30 or under at the time of the LCSP interview (Table 1).Almost 80% were employed. Table 1 Characteristics of Offenders, N = 3,650 VARIABLE NUMBER PERCENT Age <30 2132 59% 31+ 1493 41% Gender Male 2871 79% Female 779 21% Race/Ethnicity Non-Hispanic White 1389 38% Hispanic 1544 42% Mexican 350 10% Native American 270 7% Other 93 3% Age of Vehicle (yrs) 0-5 933 26% 6-9 825 24% 10+ 1795 50% Year of Referral to Screening 1989-1990 436 12% 1991 1278 35% 1992 1021 28% 1993-1994 913 25% Previous DWI Arrest Yes 57 16% No 3083 84% Drinking Location Bar or Restaurant 1858 51% Home 436 12% Private Party 317 9% Other 1039 28% BAC Group <.15 1214 35% .15-.19 1276 37% .20+ 317 9% Not Available 641 19% Quadrant of Arrest NW 550 15% SW 470 13% NE 2014 55% SE 611 17% Time of Arrest 00:01 to 06:00 1765 49% 06:01 to 17:00 441 12% 17:01 to 24:00 1423 39% Miles Driven After Drinking 0 808 22% >0 2843 78% Perceived Intoxicated Yes 2262 62% No 1387 38% Vehicle Characteristics and Circumstances of the Arrest The majority of the clients (64%) reported driving a passenger car, van, or sportsutility vehicle; 27% a truck; and <1% a motorcycle. The type of vehicle was unknown for274 persons (8%). About half the vehicles were ten years old or older, while about onequarter were under 6 years old. About half of the client population (51%) reported having been drinking in a bar priorto their arrests. An additional 9% reported drinking at a private party; 12% at home; and28% at other locations. Sixty-one percent of the population reported being stopped by thepolice for violations such as running a red light, speeding, weaving, or failure tomaintain lane boundaries prior to their DWI arrests. About one quarter of the populationreported that they were arrested following a moving violation, such as not stopping at astop sign or failing to signal a turn. Twelve percent were arrested because of crashinvolvement: 9% in a non-injury crash and 3% in a crash with injuries. About 3% could notrecall the circumstances of the arrest or the data were missing for this variable. About one quarter of the population reported drinking and being arrested at the sameintersections. Logistic regression analysis comparing those with 0 and >0 miles drivenindicated that the only statistically significant difference, after controlling for othervariables in the model, was that Native Americans and persons in the "otherrace" category were less likely to have driven >0 miles. The minimum miles drivenamong the 75% of offenders who drove >0 miles ranged from 0.1 to 19.2, with a mean of3.3 miles (median = 2.4). Those involved in crashes were less likely to be of Hispanic or Mexican ethnicity, morelikely to have higher BACs, and more likely to be driving vehicles under ten years oldthan persons who were not involved in a crash (Table 2). Persons involved in crashes alsowere more likely to report to the evaluating counselor that they felt intoxicated at thetime of the arrest. Crash involvement was higher among those arrested between midnight and6:00 pm, compared to other times of day. There also were statistically different crashrates among arrest location quadrants. Finally, persons screened within the last threeyears of the study period were more likely to be involved in crashes, compared with thosescreened in earlier years. DISCUSSION Our analysis demonstrated that a substantial percentage of clients reported drinkingand being arrested at the same locations. Native Americans and persons of other races wereoverrepresented in the group of clients who reported driving 0 miles, after controllingfor other factors. Since the statistical model involved 30 variables, 1.5 of thestatistically significant comparisons would have been expected to occur by chance alone.Therefore, this association may have been due to chance or may represent a real differencein arrest patterns. Persons who drove >0 miles before being arrested drove an average ofabout 3 miles; this driving distance was shorter for those with BACs of .20 mg/dl orhigher, compared with that of persons with lower BACs. It is reasonable to expect thatpersons with such high BACs would have drawn attention to themselves by erratic driving.These persons also were more likely to be involved in a crash, thus cutting short theirdriving distances. Table 2 Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for Crash Involvement VARIABLE CRASH OR (95% C.I.) Age <30 1.20 (0.96, 1.51) 31+ 1.00 Gender Male 1.12 (0.85, 1.48) Female 1.00 Race/Ethnicity Non-Hispanic White 1.00 Hispanic 0.75 (0.58, 0.97)* Mexican 0.61 (0.40, 0.94)* Native American 0.73 (0.46, 1.18) Other 1.34 (0.71, 2.54) Age of Vehicle (yrs) 0-5 1.00 6-9 0.87 (0.64, 1.17) 10+ 0.77 (0.59, 1.00)* Year of Referral to Screening 1989-1990 1.00 1991 1.20 (0.80, 1.79) 1992 1.60 (1.07, 2.41)* 1993-1994 1.64 (1.09, 2.47)* Previous DWI Arrest Yes 0.80 (0.59, 1.10) No 1.00 Drinking Location Bar or Restaurant 0.72 (0.51, 1.01) Home 1.00 Private Party 0.96 (0.67, 1.36) Other 0.84 (0.53, 1.33) BAC Group <.15 1.00 .15-.19 1.37 (1.02, 1.83)* .20+ 2.23 (1.59, 3.12)** Not Available 2.62 (1.91, 3.59) Quadrant of Arrest NW 1.22 (0.89, 1.68) SW 1.51 (1.06, 2.16)* NE 1.00 SE 0.69 (0.49, 0.97)* Time of Arrest 00:01-06:00 1.00 06:01-17:00 0.54 (0.40, 0.73)** 17:01-24:00 0.41 (0.30, 0.56)** Miles Driven After Drinking 0 1.0 >0 1.19 (0.93, 1.53) Perceived Intoxicated Yes 1.30 (1.03, 1.64)* No 1.00 *p<.05; **p<.001 We found that Hispanics, Mexicans, and persons driving older vehicles were less likelyto be involved in crashes. It appears that police are looking more closely at Hispanics'driving patterns and less closely at persons driving newer cars, unless there was a crashinvolvement. The higher BACs among crash-involved drunk drivers and those driving in theearly morning hours has been described previously (Benjamin, 1980; Lang and Stockwell,1991). The higher crash involvement rates among those referred to screening in the lateryears of the study can probably be explained by decreased enforcement efforts during theseyears. REFERENCES Benjamin, F.B. Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety. Where do we go from here? Charles C.Thomas, Springfield, ILL 1980. Lang, E., and Stockwell, T. Drinking locations of drink-drivers: a comparative analysisof accident and nonaccident cases. Accid. Anal. and Prev. 1991:23(6); 573-584. Lapham, S.C., Skipper, B.J., Owen, J.P., Kleyboecker, K., Teaf, D., Thompson, B., andSimpson, G.L. Alcohol abuse screening instruments: Normative test data collected from afirst DWI offender screening program. J. Studies on Alcohol (In Press, 1994). Lapham, S.C. and Barton, K. Lovelace Comprehensive Screening Program. 1991 AnnualReport. Lovelace Medical Foundation, 1650 University, N.E., Suite 302, Albuquerque, N.M.87102, May 1992. Olden S. and Gerstein, D.R. Alcohol in America: Taking Action to Prevent Abuse.National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1985. Snow, R.W. Sociodemographic characteristics and drinking locations of convicted drunkendrivers. Addictive Behaviors 1988:13(1); 119-122. Snow, R.W., and Landrum, J.W. Drinking locations and frequency of drunkenness amongMississippi DUI offenders. Am.J.Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1986:12(4); 389-402.

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