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Avoiding DUI Checkpoint Causes Woman To Collide With Paramedics
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by panzerlawyer | November 9, 2008 at 09:56 pm
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A moron trys to evade the police by absconding from a DUI checkpoint, causes an accident and gets arrested for DUI. People need to grow a brain cell and simply NOT drink and drive. It is absurd!
November 9, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)
According to reports by criminal defense attorneys in Los Angeles a woman identified as 34-year-old Jennifer Camara a resident of Pomona struck a paramedic unit Friday night after making an illegal u-turn to avoid a DUI check point.
Camara was driving a Toyata Camry and the accident occurred at approximately 11:34 p.m. in the vicinity north of the Garey Avenue and West Pearl Street checkpoint according to Stg. Patrick O’Malley of the Pomona Police.
O’Malley stated that Camara then led officers on a two mile chase through residential neighborhoods. At the intersection of White Avenue and Chester Place she ran a stop sign causing her to collide with a Los Angeles Paramedic unit on its way to an emergency call.After the collision Cemara was treated by paramedics and then arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving with a suspended California drivers license and evading a police officer.
Officer O’Malley also stated that the paramedics were moderately injured during the collision.
There were approximately 3,464 vehicles stopped at the checkpoint resulting 106 vehicles being impounded, two arrests on suspicion of driving under the influence and one for a traffic warrant. Looks like this DUI created a job for personal injury lawyers in Los Angeles.
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rbnlawat 08:27 on November 10th, 2008
Get a designated driver, for God's sake.
at 15:19 on November 10th, 2008
Don't have a drinking problem, Drink, get drunk, drive, evade the police, still get caught ... No problem. People like this should be subject to Darwin’s Law
at 15:41 on November 11th, 2008
Good story! Here in Canada it seems that the penalty for being charged with DUI is just not strong enough of a deterrent! I'm assuming that the laws in the U.S. are stronger - we've had lots of education about the awful things that can happen when you drive intoxicated but somehow the message is just not getting through!
at 15:45 on November 11th, 2008
Yes. We have strong DUI laws and Canada has strong against right to bear arms laws.
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JoIMat 14:37 on November 12th, 2008
CheckPoints should as Chief Justin Steven stated, should be considered unconstitutional however with the supreme court case of MICHIGAN DEPT. OF STATE POLICE v. SITZ, 496 U.S. 444 (1990) They were declared constitutional. However in the same edict you are allowed to avoid them.
IMHO, and my Point: The focus should not be the drunk driver who we all know is in the wrong, but rather the fact that "checkpoint" are used at all when they are less effective and ultimately more invasive to general population. As for evaluations of effectiveness, there are plenty of studies and reports to choose from but I am pressed for time at moment so ill only post one.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081008073045.htm
at 14:42 on November 20th, 2008
I read a story about a drunk driver in Kent, UK, who got arrested at say, midnight, then after they 'did the paperwork', they arrested him 2 hours later for the same thing! The police should not have handed the drunk driver the keys in the first place and at least, have kept in a cell. There are hell of a lot of drunk drivers around. They just seem to think they can get away with it and their friends often don't bother to drive them home or report them to the police.