Thread: RaceWire: Police keep impounding cars of unlicensed drivers

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Jorge Rivas


California Sobriety Checkpoints Prove Profitable for Cities While Bankrupting Immigrants

A new report by the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley with California Watch found that in 2009 California’s sobriety checkpoints nabbed about 3,000 drunk drivers off the road but also impounded the cars of 24,000 unlicensed drivers.

The state-aided checkpoints, which net $40 million annually in fines and seizures, are often in or near Latino neighborhoods, and vehicles seized for lack of drivers licenses mostly come from people of color — “often illegal immigrants,â€

Obviously if you are an illegal alien with enough money to buy a car here in California you should be buying a trip to your legal home not a car.

Exactly Richard! But that would be common sense, and we know how uncommon, common sense is these days.

WOW, I can believe California is finally starting to do something!

If they can afford a car, a house and to send money home, they can pay fines too!
If you are that poor you wouldn't send BILLIONS home to 3rd world countries!

What insurance company in their right mind extend coverage to anyone without a license. They check their driving records, but I guess greed triumphs over ethical business.

ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lt. Chris Wynn
DATE: 02/27/2010 PHONE: (760) 839-4901
DUI / DRIVERS LICENSE CHECKPOINT: February 26, 2010

On February 26, 2010, the Escondido Police Department conducted a DUI Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint at the intersection of East Valley Parkway and Juniper Street from 6:00 PMuntil 1:00 AM.

The emphasis of this checkpoint was to detect intoxicated and unlicensed drivers as well as to provide a highly visible operation to deter driving under the influence.

The following activity resulted from this checkpoint:

 1,948 vehicles entered the checkpoint westbound on East Valley Parkway
 1,225 vehicles were screened in primary
 64 vehicles sent to secondary (drivers who could not produce a drivers license or who were
suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs)
 0 drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
 1 subject was arrested for a felony DUI warrant
 3 field sobriety tests were administered
 25 vehicles were impounded at this checkpoint, 12 drivers did not have auto insurance, 22
drivers had a suspended drivers license and 9 drivers did not have a drivers license
 35 citations were issued at this checkpoint

This checkpoint was operated in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the North County Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Council.

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

Drunk Driving; Over the Limit, Under Arrest. Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911

http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/POLICE/ne ... -27-10.pdf