You can bet your “bippy” there will be Checkpoints between Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and throughout 2025! We ALL attend many holiday events and sometimes consume more than we realize…and then drive home. After drinking, the alcohol contributes to bad judgement. The impaired person often gets in the car to go to McDonalds or for a pizza… and you know the rest of the story.
Of course, DUI sobriety checkpoints are legal in 2024, and they are not a 4th Amendment illegal search and seizure violation… if the DUI Checkpoint complies with all the regulatory rules. Turning onto a side street or turning around before passing through a checkpoint is generally not against the law.
Your turning around should not, in and of itself, give the police a reasonable suspicion to make a DUI stop. However, the officer may be able to stop you if he observes any driving that would be sufficient for reasonable suspicion. Thus, slow or erratic driving, straddling the line or making an illegal turn could attract the officer’s attention, and he then could stop your car. Of course cops could also make up Probable Cause.
To deter holiday drinking, checkpoints are implemented to meet the increased number of people who will be drinking and driving. A word of advice, Using a Taxi, Uber or Lyft is cheaper than getting a PI/DUI and calling me.
When stopped be polite and remember what is listed on my card below that you give to the officer. Show you are happy to comply with anything the officer wants, but you first want to get an ok from your lawyer. That way you look like the good guy and the lawyer is the bad person. I always advise my clients to use me as a scapegoat. Make me the Bad Guy!
Of course, the police are not going to call me or any other lawyer. However, it will not look like you are avoiding the police, but rather that you are following your lawyer’s advice.
In the Coachella Valley, few realize we have more DUI FATALITIES…per capita, than anywhere else in California. That makes DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols essential to save lives of all drivers. A saturation patrol is a large number of law enforcement officers making their presence known by conducting stops, targeting inebriated, distracted, aggressive and speeding drivers, as well as those with seatbelt or cell phone violations….the whole nine yards of traffic violations.
Though often referred to as a DUI criminal defense lawyer, I choose to not view my DUI clients as “criminals”. I prefer to view them, and more importantly to treat them, as good, honest people that have found themselves in a scary and unfortunate situation after screwing up.
I look upon my job as protecting the Constitutional Rights of every American who drinks, drives and gets arrested for a DUI or has an ACCIDENT.
I do however “Change Hats” when I SUE Drunk Drivers for damages to my Injured or Deceased (Wrongful Death) clients.
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Upon the advice of attorney Dale Gribow, I exercise my right to remain silent until you contact him at 760.837.7500 or dale@dalegribowlaw.com. He advises, the VOLUNTARY FIELD SOBRIETY (FST) and BREATH TEST, at the scene, are OPTIONAL (unless one is on probation). Thus, I elect not to take them but want to cooperate and to take a BLOOD TEST.
Remain Silent! It’s not what you said, but what the insurance company/police, THOUGHT YOU SAID. They are NOT on Your Side; You are NOT in Good Hands and Your Friendly Neighbor will NOT give you a Piece of the Rock.
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