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January 8, 2009
MADD's Not Buying Study That Shows Lower Drinking Age Saves Lives
Many of you reading this were not even born yet, but way, way, back in the 1990s, the early days when this was your daddy's OC Weekly, Mike Males was moonlighting stories for us while attaining a PhD in social ecology from UC Irvine. For instance, in February of 1999, Males wrote "Here Come the New ... More >>
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January 9, 2009
MADD Has Become "a Tastless Joke," According to Study Author
You were told here about a study published in the Californian Journal of Health Promotion that argues California should lower its drinking age for beer and wine to 18 and set up a system of low-alcohol bars. Mike Males, the study's author and senior researcher at the San Francis ... More >>
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April 6, 2006
Springtime Is the Right Time . . .
For getting a DUI
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September 30, 2004
Laguna Beach: 911
Cop log confirms it takes a village of idiots
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June 21, 2001
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Cop log confirms it takes a village of idiots
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June 14, 2001
Road Rules
Tips from an Orange County DUI defense lawyer
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June 11, 2009
UPDATED: Autopsy Report: Adenhart Driver Also DUI
Shortly after midnight on April 9, Andrew Gallo drove his van through a red light at Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton and smashed into a car passing through the intersection. Gallo escaped the collision unharmed, got out of his van and ran from the scene. Not so lucky was the other ... More >>
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June 18, 2009
Autopsy Report: Angels Pitcher Adenhart's Driver Was DUI
Shortly after midnight on April 9, Andrew Gallo drove his van through a red light at Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton and smashed into a car passing through the intersection. Gallo escaped the collision unharmed, got out of his van and ran from the scene. Not so lucky was the other ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
Wilhite and MADD Get Support From Angels and "Ball Hawk"
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August 5, 2009
If Drunk Drivers Who Kill Face Murder Charges, Why Not Charge City Councilman With Attempted Murder?
Watch CBS Videos Online Sunday night, 60 Minutes replayed "DWI: Was It Murder?" Reporter Bob Simon interviewed a prosecutor who pursues murder charges against drunken drivers whose traffic collisions result in deaths of people in the other vehicles. Nassau County, New York, district attorney Kathlee ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
OC Reality TV Produces (At Least) 6 Who've Drawn Police Calls [UPDATED]
Too much reality for Orange County law enforcement (clockwise from top left): Ryan Alexander Jenkins, Josh Waring, Renzo Gamboa, Dennis Rodman, Jason Wahler and Matt Keough. UPDATED TO REFLECT MURDER CHARGE, CRIMINAL BATTERY COMPLAINT AGAINST JENKINS. If anyone in Orange County with a Hisp ... More >>
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October 2, 2009
UPDATED: LA Deputy Who OC Deputies Tried to Protect From DUI Test Gets 6 Months for '08 Crash
UPDATED WITH SENTENCING CLARIFICATION . . . A deputy driving a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Chevrolet sports utility vehicle (but not necessarily this one) was convicted of DUI today.The Orange County District Attorney's Office originally announced the sentence for Robert Andre ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
2009 Postseason Throwdown: Think and Drive
DUI-OrangeCounty.comWhat pen, officer?As this keyboard is being drooled over, the Angels have taken a 4-0 lead over the Yankees in the first inning of Game 5 of the ALCS. If the lead held by the time you read this, that means there will be no need to drown season-ending sorrows and go drivin ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
[UPDATED WITH CONVICTION] Pendleton Marine Faces Murder Charge for Alleged Drunken Driving Death
What happens when just before being released from duty at Camp Pendleton for the weekend, you allegedly: participate in a mandatory safety briefing that covers the dangers of drunken driving, including the tidbit that should you get behind the wheel while drunk, you'll likely kill someone; go on ... More >>
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February 15, 2010
3 Hurt, 2 Killed, 1 Murder Charge in DUI-Crash Weekend
As previously blogged, Anaheim Police conducted a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrols Friday evening through the wee hours Saturday, while the Orange County Sheriff's Department also stepped up patrols aimed at getting drunk drivers off the streets of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills an ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
DUI Patrols Out in Force Tonight
Is it news that the Orange County Sheriff's Department will be looking extra hard for drunks behind the wheel tonight, or would it be news if they were not?Either way, the force announced "saturation patrols" will be out there as part of the "Avoid the 38" DUI Task Force, which is funded by the C ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
Kevin Noel Schlueter and Mark Wayne Hewlett, Both Cops, Face Jail for DUIs
Anaheim police officer Kevin Noel Schlueter was charged today with driving under the influence of drugs after crashing into four parked cars. It's the 37-year-old Costa Mesa resident's third DUI, and not to be confused with the DUI charge brought against Orange County sheriff's deputy Mark Wayn ... More >>
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April 18, 2010
Taco Bell Crime of the Week!
To paraphrase Lenny in the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors episode when dolphins took over the world: Taco Bell and night drunk driving--it's a winning combination!From Minnesota...
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April 30, 2010
Brittany Deanne Schuetz Gets 15 Years to Life for Drunken-Driving Murder
Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyBrittany Schuetz had a blood alcohol level over five times the legal limit after a crash that killed one.As expected, Brittany Deanne Schuetz, 21, of Santa Ana, was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison for murdering a 26-year-old woman fro ... More >>
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June 11, 2010
Suzanne Amelia Carlson, Who'd Been Convicted of DUI 3 Times Before, Gets Life for Alcohol-Fueled Crash That Killed Passenger
A drunken driver with three prior driving under the influence convictions and a blood alcohol level of .22 percent an hour and a half after a Jan. 16, 2007, early morning crash was sentenced today to 15 years to life in prison for killing her passenger.A jury on March 5 had found Suzanne Amelia ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Mark Wayne Hewlett, Drunk Off-Duty Deputy Who Crashed Into Supervisor Bill Campbell's Planter, Avoids Jail Sentence
We told you in March about the DUI charge brought against Orange County sheriff's deputy Mark Wayne Hewlett, who got drunk while off duty, lost control of his personal vehicle and crashed into a planter in the front yard of Orange County Supervisor Bill Campbell's Villa Park home. ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Robert Adrian Rizzo, Shamed ex-Bell City Manager, Learns His Drunk-Ass Fate
All things considered, Bell's former city manager probably preferred being in a Westminster courtroom today.Being convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol with a .28 blood alcohol level and crashing into his Huntington Beach neighbor's mailbox surely beats tar and feathering any day. ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Andrew Thomas Gallo, Accused of Killing Angels Pitcher Nick Adenhart and 2 Others, is Not Only Alleged Drunken Driver Up on Murder Today
Andrew Thomas GalloSeparate murder trials for two alleged drunken drivers begin this morning in Orange County.One you've heard a lot about, the other not so much.Guess that's to be expected when a rookie phenom Angels pitcher is a murder victim in the more talked-about case.
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September 16, 2010
[CORRECTED:] Costa Mesa Police Out to De-Drunk Harbor & Gisler Tonight, Victoria & American Monday
CORRECTION: Goddamn Mayan calendar! Uh, the first of two DUI/Drivers License checkpoints over the next four days will be held from 6 to 11 tonight--as in TONIGHT, Sept. 16.The boys and girls in blue will be at Harbor Boulevard and--jeebus chrysanthemum--Gisler Avenue!?! That be waaaaay too close ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Murder Conviction for Andrew Thomas Gallo in Angels' Pitcher Nick Adenhart Death
Andrew Thomas GalloMinutes ago, a Santa Ana jury found Andrew Thomas Gallo guilty of three counts second-degree murder resulting from a drunk-driving crash that killed Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others.The Orange County Register reports that the jury found Gallo responsible in the Apri ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Matt Keough, Ace Pitcher-Turned-Town Drunk, Gets Year in Jail (Sorta) for Latest DUI
Former Oakland A's pitcher, probable ex-husband of Playboy Playmate-turned-founding The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Jeana Keough and current boozehound Matt Keough was sentenced today to a year of jail for his latest DUI incident.On the bright side, Keough was granted credit for ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Eddie Sanchez, Long Beach Cop, Busted by Cops
You know what's embarrassing? Being so drunk that, after weaving in and out of traffic lanes, you stop at a green light and after honking vehicles stacking up behind you can't get you to budge, a driver gets out of his car, walks over to your car and shuts off your engine.You know what's really e ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Trial Begins Monday for Alleged Killer of Charles Lewis Jr., "Mask" of MMA and TapouT Fame
The trial for the man accused of killing Charles Lewis Jr., the 45-year-old Huntington Beach resident better known as mixed-martial arts clothing company TapouT's co-founder "Mask," is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Santa Ana, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.Jeffrey ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
[UPDATED: Charged] Former Angels Player Adam Kennedy Arrested On Suspicion of DUI in Newport Beach
Courtesy of OCDAAdam Kennedy's booking photoUPDATE, MARCH 23, 5:36 P.M.: It's official. Adam Kennedy, a former Angels second baseman, has been charged with two counts of driving under the influence, the OC district attorney's office announced today. The current Mariners player, who was st ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
[UPDATE] Jeffrey David Kirby Gets 9 Years for Killing TapouT Co-Founder Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr.
Jeffrey KirbyUPDATE, FEB. 4, 1:09 P.M.: Second-time drunken driver Jeffrey David Kirby, 53, of Costa Mesa, was sentenced today to nine years in state prison for causing the crash that killed Charles "Mask" David Lewis, Jr., the co-founder of the Huntington Beach-based mixed-martial arts clothin ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Baja Sharkeez, Leader of DUI Arrests, Gets Entertainment Curfew From Huntington Beach Police
Because a whopping 72 of its patrons were arrested for drunk-driving in a 22-month period, Baja Sharkeez in Huntington Beach will soon have to stop its entertainment at 11 p.m. nightly.Meaning no deejay-ing or live performances after that. Though alcohol can still be served until 1:30 a.m., when ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
[UPDATED] Garden Grove Police DUI Checkpoint Results
UPDATE, FEB. 22, 8:18 A.M.: Despite on and off rain, Garden Grove police did operate a sobriety checkpoint Friday night. Police Sgt. Carl Whitney of GGPD's Traffic Division says four drivers were arrested for DUI and 15 vehicles were impounded, with 15 citations doled out to drivers for DUI, bei ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
[UPDATED] Eddie Sanchez, Long Beach Cop Busted by Cops, Gets Community Service, Probation and DUI Classes
UPDATE, MARCH 28, 5:25 P.M.: Long Beach police officer Eddie Sanchez has been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and weaving in and out of traffic lanes the afternoon of May 24, 2010, in Garden Grove.The 30-year-old, who was off-duty at the time of the boozy driving, pleaded gui ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
[UPDATED with Arraignment:] John Hines, Long Beach Fire Captain, Arrested for Felony Hit and Run
UPDATE, MAY 3, 9:36 A.M.: Long Beach Fire Department Capt. John Hines turned himself in to an Orange County court this morning on a $250,000 arrest warrant and was to be arraigned immediately on felony drunken driving and hit-and-run charges that could keep him in state prison for nearly seven ye ... More >>
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June 30, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] Gustavo Adrian Vega, Repeat Drunken Driver Accused of Murdering Cara Alexandra Lee, Stands Trial
UPDATE, JUNE 30, 4:58 P.M.: A jury today found second-time drunken driver Gustavo Adrian Vega guilty of murder, hit-and-run resulting in death and possession of cocaine for the Valentine's Day 2010 crash in Costa Mesa that killed 20-year-old aspiring model Cara Alexandra Lee.Vega, 23, of Costa M ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
[UPDATED with Suspect Speaking, Service Parking:] Austin Jeffrey Farley Charged with Murder in DUI Death of Ashton Sweet
UPDATE, JUNE 6, 12:33 P.M.: The Irvine Police Department has released parking details for the throng of media and mourners expected at this evening's memorial service for Ashton Sweet, who was killed in a Memorial Day weekend DUI crash.Meanwhile, the accused murderer of the 14-year-old Irvine fre ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
[UPDATED with 1 Stinkin' DUI Arrest:] Costa Mesa Police Hold Sobriety Checkpoint, Promise More
UPDATE, JUNE 14, 3:03 P.M.: The Costa Mesa Police Department reports that 1,467 vehicles passed through the checkpoint it set up at the undisclosed intersection of Bear and Baker streets Monday night, 858 vehicles were screened, three drivers were given field sobriety tests . . . . . . and only o ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
[UPDATED with Final Tallies:] Fourth of July Surprise! Stepped Up DUI Checkpoints and Patrols
UPDATE, JULY 6, 10:38 A.M.: The Avoid the 38 DUI Task Force just released the final numbers from the holiday weekend past's three sobriety checkpoints and multiple DUI saturation patrols countywide.From 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Monday, officers representing 38 county law enforcement age ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
[UPDATED with Conviction:] John Hines, Long Beach Fire Captain, Guilty of DUI Hit and Run of Cyclist
UPDATE, SEPT. 6, 2:59 P.M.: Long Beach Fire Department Capt. John Hines pleaded guilty today to severely injuring a cyclist in a mid-day hit-and-run crash while driving with a blood alcohol level of .24 percent, three times the legal limit. The 38-year-old Huntington Beach resident accepted a co ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Anti-DUI Enforcers Say Boozy Driving Arrests Were Up This Summer
Orange County's "Avoid the 38" anti-DUI campaign, which involves policing agencies throughout the region, released preliminary figures on arrests made during routine patrols, special patrols of roads frequented by drunken drivers and sobriety checkpoints over 18 summer days.Cautioning that figure ... More >>
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September 9, 2011
Sobriety Checkpoint in Westminster Saturday Night
Yes, remaining sober in Westminster is a chore, but if you plan on drinking and driving through that fair city Saturday night, you may want to ditch the drinking part until you reach your destination.Police there are running a sobriety checkpoint at Westminster Boulevard and Magnolia Street from ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Adam Kennedy, Former Angel Popped for DUI, Learns His Fate
Remember when former Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy got popped for DUI in Newport Beach in January?The major leaguer who played for the Seattle Mariners this past season has learned his fate.In exchange for a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, he was sentence ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Gustavo Adrian Vega Gets 20 Years to Life for Murdering Aspiring Model in 2010 DUI Crash
Gustavo Adrian Vega, a 23-year-old Costa Mesa resident and two-time drunken driving convict found guilty by a jury in June of murder, hit-and-run resulting in death and possession of cocaine for the Valentine's Day 2010 crash that killed 20-year-old aspiring model Cara Alexandra Lee, was sentenc ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Ryan Merriman of Final Destination 3 Makes Newport Beach Drunk Tank His Latest Destination
Actor Ryan Merriman pulled his car too far into the intersection at a red light Sunday night and, upon further inspection by patrol officers, had been driving under the influence, according to Newport Beach police.The Chocktaw, Oklahoma-born 28-year-old failed a field sobriety test after the 11:3 ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
David Hunt, Former Newport Beach City Attorney, Gets Probation, Fines for Drunk Crash
SAPDFormer Newport Beach city attorney David Hunt was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty to drunken driving and crashing into a parked car in September.The 53-year-old Santa Ana resident also must pay restitution and $390 in fines and enter a three-month program for first-ti ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
Drunken Driving Deaths Way Down in California
It will either bolster the argument that sobriety checkpoints are working or prop up the side that claims such enforcement operations are unnecessary, but in either event drunken-driving fatalities are down dramatically in California, according to state data. A record low 791 people were killed i ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
Orange County Logs 836 DUI Arrests and No Fatalities Over Winter Holiday Crackdown
The final numbers are in from "Avoid the 38"--as in avoid the 38 Orange County law enforcement agencies that coordinate strategies to take you off the road if you're driving drunk. Over the Winter Holiday DUI Mobilization crackdown that ran Dec. 16-Jan. 1, 836 people were popped for driving under ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Richard J. Patterson, Drunk Off-Duty Cop Hurt with Wife in Motorcycle Crash, Draws Jail Time
My former (sniff) colleague Marisa Gerber first reported on Richard J. Patterson, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, being up on multiple charges related to his drunkenly ramming his motorcycle into a vehicle, injuring his wife and himself while off duty. Today, the 38-year-old Covina residen ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Ryan Merriman of Final Destination 3 Slapped with DUI Charges
We told you in November about Final Destination 3 star and Pretty Little Liars cad Ryan Merriman getting popped for DUI in Newport Beach.Now, the Chocktaw, Oklahoma-born 28-year-old has learned the charges against him: two counts of driving under the influence with a sentencing enhancement for bl ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
[UPDATED with Arraignment Now Thursday. Maybe:] Kyung Namgoong, OC Homicide No. 5: Ruben Gurrola, Wrong-Way Driver, Held for Murder
Courtesy of OCDARuben GurrolaUPDATE, FEB. 8, 2:12 P.M.: The Orange County Jail's Adult Correctional Health Services put another medical hold on Ruben Gurrola, so the Orange County District Attorney's office now estimates the 23-year-old will be arraigned Thursday at 10 a.m.UPDATE, FEB. 6, 4:41 P. ... More >>
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