Too much firewater for Lori? Lori Valk under arrest for DUI Palm Desert Ca 090114

09/05/2014 — According to Corporal Julio Oseguera of the Riverside Sheriff’s Department n Monday, September 1, 2014, at 11:47 PM, Palm Desert police officers responded to the 73-000 block of Calliandra Street reference a single-vehicle traffic collision.  The investigation revealed the driver of a black 2008 Nissan Altima was heading eastbound on Calliandra Street, when she veered her vehicle north across the westbound lane.  The driver lost control and collided with a decorative rock located in the front yard at a residence.  No one was injured as a result of the traffic collision.

Lori Valk, age 50 of Palm Desert, was determined to be under the influence of alcohol.  She did not sustain any visible injuries and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.  She was booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Palm Desert Police Department at 760-836-1600 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867).

David Anderson took his half out of the middle

When driving on the median strip doesn’t work out too well. David Anderson DUI in La Qunita Calif 083114

According to Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. B. J. Adams, on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 10:36 AM, La Quinta police officers responded to the area of Washington St. and Avenue 47 reference a single-vehicle traffic collision. The investigation revealed the driver of a gray Subaru Forester was southbound on Washington St. at about 50 MPH, when he struck the center median. The driver lost control and crossed the northbound lanes of Washington St. before striking the east curb and a tree.

• David Anderson, 27 years old of La Quinta, was arrested for driving under the influence. He sustained no visible injuries and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. He was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the La Quinta Police Department at 760-863-8990 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867).

On Saturday, August 30, 2014 beginning at 7:00 PM, the Coachella Police Department conducted a DUI/safety checkpoint in the area of Grapefruit Blvd and Ed Mitchell, in a collaborative effort  to raise public awareness regarding the dangers associated with impaired driving.

Approximately 861 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Thirteen vehicles were diverted to secondary screening.

• Four field sobriety tests were conducted;
• One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs;
• Two passengers were arrested for public intoxication;
• Three drivers were cited for driving without a valid driver’s license;
• Three drivers were cited for driving on a suspended license;
• Four drivers were arrested and cited for outstanding misdemeanor warrants;
• Three drivers were issued citations for miscellaneous traffic violations;
• Four vehicles were towed.

Fortino Morales	Jesus Cruz Zazuet	Teodoro Chavelas

• Fortino Morales, age 26 of Indio was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs after he drove through the checkpoint with an open container. His passengers, Jesus Cruz Zazuet, age 43 of Coachella, and Teodoro Chavelas, age 27 of Indio, also had open containers and were arrested for public intoxication. All three subjects were booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio.

Statistics show that alcohol and drug impaired driving can lead to serious injury and/or death. The city of Coachella and the Coachella Police Department remain steadfast in its effort of reducing driver-impaired traffic collisions within the city, while increasing public safety and public awareness regarding the dangers of impaired driving.

This checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!

Details:

On Saturday, August 30, 2014, between the hours of 7:00 PM and 3:00 AM, the Coachella Police Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location within city limits. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence while increasing public safety. Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail time, license suspension, auto  insurance premium increases, as well as fines, fees, and other court-related expenses that can exceed $10,000.

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug-involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.  This DUI/driver’s license checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies. In addition, officers will be checking drivers for proper licensing.

A major component of these checkpoints is the deterrent effect it has on those who might drive drunk or drugged impaired and bring about more awareness, encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings for every $1 spent. “Deaths from drunk and drug-impaired driving are going down in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). “But that still means that hundreds of our friends, family and co-workers are killed each year, along with tens of thousands who are seriously injured. We must all continue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a Drunk Driver – Call 911.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Flipped Ford on a Bend in the Road

On Thursday, August 28, 2014, at 3:29 PM, deputies responded to a call of a vehicle rollover collision near the intersection of Briggs Road and Gardner Lane, in the city of Menifee.  The driver of the vehicle failed to maneuver his Ford Explorer around a bend in the dirt road, which caused the vehicle to lose traction and overturn.  Deputies identified the driver of the vehicle as David Carlo Engleton, a 46-year-old resident of Menifee.

The investigation revealed an unknown adult passenger of the vehicle fled on foot prior to deputies arriving on scene.  Medical personnel examined two juvenile occupants of the vehicle; a 2-year-old female and a 5-year-old female; but they were not injured.  Engleton was arrested for driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, driving on suspended driver’s license, driving a vehicle while on probation with two prior convictions for driving under the influence, and driving a vehicle without an ignition interlock device pursuant to his driver’s license restrictions.  Engleton was booked at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

Anyone with information regarding this vehicle collision is encouraged to call Deputy Josh Cail from the Menifee Traffic Team at 951-210-1068.

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