| Newport Beach car accident attorneys have known | | | | guilty in Orange County Superior Court to driving under |
| for many years of the cities DUI problem. With a | | | | the influence with a blood alcohol content of .08% or |
| population of over 85,000, Newport Beach, California is | | | | more causing injury. |
| one of the wealthiest communities in the United States. | | | | To help reduce the number of Orange County car |
| The city has many attractions including plenty of fast | | | | accidents in the city, Newport Beach has adopted a |
| sports cars and expensive bars and sports clubs. | | | | "No Tolerance for DUI Offenders" policy through |
| Unfortunately, it also has a higher than average share | | | | education and enforcement. The City Council assigned |
| of motorists who drink and drive resulting in car | | | | a police vehicle and police officers to enforce DUI |
| accidents. | | | | driving, speed and red-light violations. The enforcement |
| In 2005, Newport Beach ranked highest in the state in | | | | and education efforts include a variety of measures |
| its population category (50,000-100,000) for | | | | implemented throughout the city. Among these were |
| alcohol-related collisions. | | | | sobriety checkpoints and DUI patrols. These proactive |
| In 2006, 30 percent of all DUI arrests made in the city | | | | efforts are designed to reduce the number of car |
| were Newport Beach residents. That same year, 39 | | | | collisions , personal injuries and car collision fatalities in |
| percent of all statewide traffic deaths involved alcohol, | | | | the city. |
| resulting in 1,596 car accident fatalities. In addition, in | | | | In January 2009, Newport Beach Police conducted 31 |
| 2006, the California Highway Patrol's Statewide | | | | field sobriety tests and arrested 13 suspected of |
| Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) | | | | driving under the influence--including one juvenile--at a |
| reported that alcohol-related accidents accounted for | | | | DUI checkpoint in Newport Beach. Nearly 800 vehicles |
| three car collision fatalities and 70 personal injuries. | | | | passed through the checkpoint on northbound |
| In 2007, the Newport Beach Police Department | | | | Jamboree Road lanes at Santa Barbara Drive. Police |
| arrested 538 DUI drivers, compared to 385 in 2005. | | | | also issued six tickets for various offenses, including |
| One of those was Former Oakland A's pitcher and | | | | citations for driving without a seat belt to driving with |
| "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Matt | | | | an expired license. Fourteen vehicles were impounded |
| Keough, who violated the terms of his probation for a | | | | and towed away. |
| 2005 DUI conviction. Newport Beach police officers | | | | Those who drive under the influence in Newport |
| found Keough, 52, drinking at the Fashion Island Marriott | | | | Beach are a danger to themselves and others. |
| hotel after concerned hotel staff called authorities. | | | | Repeat offenders should seek intervention or |
| Under the terms of his probation, Keough was | | | | counseling to address their problem with |
| forbidden to consume any alcohol. In 2005, he pled | | | | alcohol--before they get into a fatal car accident. |