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Law enforcement was out across the county over the weekend, getting an early start on massive DUI enforcement efforts leading up to New Year’s Eve, but their efforts didn’t stop a potentially drunk driver from seriously injuring one of their own on Sunday.
Around 2:30 Sunday morning, San Diego Sheriff’s deputies responded to a serious injury collision at Mission Gorge Road and the terminus of northbound SR-125 in Santee. At the scene deputies discovered a pickup truck had left the freeway and struck the driver’s side of a San Diego Police cruiser at a high rate of speed. The officer driving the car was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The adult male driving the pickup was not seriously injured, and admitted to having consumed alcohol prior to the incident. After being transported to the hospital for evaluation he was booked into jail for suspected felony driving under the influence of alcohol.
Meanwhile, various agencies were conducting “DUI/driver’s license” checkpoints in Poway and Imperial Beach, delaying a total of 3,652 drivers. Of those, 65 were detained for secondary inspection, resulting in 15 citations to unlicensed drivers and one DUI arrest.
In Chula Vista, officers beefed up enforcement by conducting a “saturation patrol,” with extra units on the streets instead of at checkpoints looking for signs of impaired drivers. Units participating in the patrols conducted 114 traffic stops, resulting in four DUI arrests and a fifth for driving under the influence of drugs.
Similar actions around the Qualcomm Stadium area following yesterday's Chargers-Raiders game resulted in another 112 stops and 4 DUI arrests.
Continued heavy enforcement efforts aimed at curbing drunk driving will continue tonight and into tomorrow.
Law enforcement was out across the county over the weekend, getting an early start on massive DUI enforcement efforts leading up to New Year’s Eve, but their efforts didn’t stop a potentially drunk driver from seriously injuring one of their own on Sunday.
Around 2:30 Sunday morning, San Diego Sheriff’s deputies responded to a serious injury collision at Mission Gorge Road and the terminus of northbound SR-125 in Santee. At the scene deputies discovered a pickup truck had left the freeway and struck the driver’s side of a San Diego Police cruiser at a high rate of speed. The officer driving the car was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment.
The adult male driving the pickup was not seriously injured, and admitted to having consumed alcohol prior to the incident. After being transported to the hospital for evaluation he was booked into jail for suspected felony driving under the influence of alcohol.
Meanwhile, various agencies were conducting “DUI/driver’s license” checkpoints in Poway and Imperial Beach, delaying a total of 3,652 drivers. Of those, 65 were detained for secondary inspection, resulting in 15 citations to unlicensed drivers and one DUI arrest.
In Chula Vista, officers beefed up enforcement by conducting a “saturation patrol,” with extra units on the streets instead of at checkpoints looking for signs of impaired drivers. Units participating in the patrols conducted 114 traffic stops, resulting in four DUI arrests and a fifth for driving under the influence of drugs.
Similar actions around the Qualcomm Stadium area following yesterday's Chargers-Raiders game resulted in another 112 stops and 4 DUI arrests.
Continued heavy enforcement efforts aimed at curbing drunk driving will continue tonight and into tomorrow.