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Huntington Beach Ranked No.1 in Alcohol-Related Car Accidents
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According to numbers released by the state Office of Traffic Safety, Huntington Beach was ranked No. 1 among California cities of its size in per-capita alcohol-related car accidents in 2009. It is ranked above 55 other cities with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. According to the report a total of 195 people were killed or injured in alcohol-related collisions. "I don't think we knew we were No.1," said Lt. Russell Reinhart. "We knew our numbers were high."
In the first part of 2010, the Huntington Beach officials put together a report on how to address drunk-driving problems in the city. Some strategies were to track the locations where drunk-driving suspects had their last drink and to notify managers who were over-serving customers, or to post the pictures of repeat drunk drivers on the department's Facebook page. One positive outcome of the report was that Huntington police had made 1,558 DUI arrests in 2009, which equaled 1.28% of the city's population. The state average was 0.9%, which showed that Huntington police were being aggressive in fighting DUIs.
If you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI and feel that the charges are unwarranted,
contact our office today to set up a free face-to-face consultation. The DUI attorneys at the
Hedding law firm will sit down with you and collect all the facts pertaining to your unique case. We will work hard to defend you and get the best possible results for your case. |
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Posted By Admin on
January 31, 2011 03:12 pm |
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