A Word to the Wise
I recently spoke with someone who told me he was arrested for a Los Angeles DUI on his own street. He had been out drinking with some friends, one of whom was driving. Instead of having his friends drop him off at home, he had them take him to his car because it wasn’t too far from his place. He figured since he didn’t have too far to drive, he could make it home fine.
Not only did he get pulled over and arrested, the cops also impounded his car, instead of simply allowing it to remain parked on his own street.
Make no mistake about it, cops are ruthless, looking for any sign of impaired driving. Even if they pull someone over who isn’t DUI, they can always cite for the alleged driving violation, so they’re more than happy to pull you over to “investigate”.
It doesn’t matter how far you are from your destination. California cops are engaging in increased DUI saturation patrols and are on the lookout, so drive safely.
