Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, August 10th, 2018. It will begin at 8:30PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 500 W. Warner Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Case # 18CM06849
Date: July 31, 2018
OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER ARRAIGNED FOR DUI AFTER FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL ON 55 FREEWAY
SANTA ANA, Calif. – An off-duty Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) officer was arraigned yesterday for driving under the influence (DUI) after falling asleep at the wheel on the 55 freeway.
Defendant: Jared Russell Doyle, 32
Charged on July 3, 2018, with the following misdemeanor counts: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday July 28th 8, 2018. It will begin at 9:00PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1500 E McFadden Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
Garret James McKinnon after a DUI accident
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: REPEAT DUI OFFENSES RESULT IN NUMEROUS INJURIES AND RESULT IN SEVERAL FELONY CHARGES
SAPD REMINDS YOU TO #DONTDRINKANDDRIVE
On July 25, 2013 Arrestee Garret James McKinnon was involved in a vehicle pursuit with our officers before he collided with three other vehicles causing his vehicle to overturn near Garfield and Brown Streets.
The collision resulted in six people being injured including himself. As a result of this collision and his conviction for 2800.3 VC, Evading a Peace Officer and 23152(a) VC Driving Under The Influence, McKinnon’s license was revoked and he was sentenced to 5 years in state prison. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
AdvisorySAPD will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday June 22nd, in the area of 1000 E. 4th Street
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday June 22nd , 2018. It will begin at 6:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 1:30AM. It will be conducted in the area of 1000 E. 4th Street, in the City of Santa Ana. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD to conduct a DUI/Driver’s license checkpoint on Friday
CMPD TO CONDUCT DUI AND DRIVER’S LICENSE CHECKPOINT
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD), along with the California Highway Patrol, will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, June 8, 2018, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. within the city limits.
DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. Continue reading
Hipolito Paez
Case # 18CF1602
Date: June 4, 2018
DRUNKEN DRIVER CHARGED WITH MURDER FOR COLLIDING INTO TWO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN ORANGE
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was charged and arraigned today for murder after colliding into two construction workers in Orange.
Defendant: Hipolito Paez, 30, Orange
Charged today with the following counts: Continue reading
Kamal Attoh, from Linkedin
Case # 18HF0719
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was charged today with murder for swerving onto the sidewalk and crashing into a family of four, killing the mother and injuring her husband and two teenage children.
Defendant: Kamal Akwette Attoh, 37, Santa Ana
Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday May 18th, 2018. It will begin at 8:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2700 N Main Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver.
The checkpoint will be staffed by officers trained in the detection of alcohol and drug impairment to provide on-the-spot assessments of drivers suspected of alcohol or drug impairment. All checkpoints are conducted in accordance with the guidelines for DUI checkpoint operations outlined in the California Supreme Court decision, Ingersoll v. Palmer.
All vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs will be arrested. Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and / or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver. Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Armando Edgar Duran Cruz, a 38-year-old Santa Ana man, is facing a six-year sentence for a DUI crash that killed another man and his 6-year-old nephew in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
Cruz pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and driving drunk causing injury, according to NBC. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday April 21st, 2018. It will begin at 9:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:00 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 3500 W 5th Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
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Santa Ana Police Department
SANTA ANA POLICE STEP UP DUI ENFORCEMENT
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday April 13th, 2018. It will begin at 9:00 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:00AM. It will be conducted in the area of 700 W First Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
The Santa Ana Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday March 23rd, 2018. It will begin at 9:30 PM and is scheduled to conclude at 2:30 AM. It will be conducted in the area of 2100 S Raitt Street, in the City of Santa Ana.
The primary purpose of a DUI Checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, not to increase arrests. All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as ensuring drivers have a valid driver’s license. The DMV reports that unlicensed drivers are 4.9 times more likely to cause a fatal crash than a licensed driver. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigation – Single-vehicle Fatal Collision- 600 Block West Santa Clara Ave
Decedent- John Doe
On Saturday 03/17/18 at 0240 hours, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at 600 W. Santa Clara Ave.
Based on the investigation, a silver Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Santa Clara Av. from Heliotrope Av. when the driver veered off the roadway and struck a tree located on the south side of the street. Continue reading
Costa Mesa Police Department
Advisory: CMPD will conduct a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint this weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018
COSTA MESA, Calif. – The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) will be conducting a driving under the influence (DUI) and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, March 9, 2018, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. within the city limits.
DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspensions and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. Continue reading