placer county has highest dui conviction rate
Drinking while driving is always a bad idea. If you do drink and decide to get behind the wheel in Placer County, you could be facing harsh consequences if you are pulled over. You will need to hire an experienced defense attorney.
According to a recent report from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Placer County District Attorney’s Office has the highest conviction rate of drunken or impaired drivers in the entire state of California.
Placer’s DUI conviction rate is 99.2 percent. Compare that to the state average of 79.4 percent. There are only two other counties in California with conviction rates of 90 percent or higher. Shasta County has a 96.9 percent rate and Santa Barbara has a 92 percent rate.
These statistics are based on DUI arrests made in 2007 and their subsequent prosecutions through the end of the 2009 year. Placer County has rated 90 percent or higher in DUI convictions for five years consecutively.
This is no surprise to the California Highway Patrol Officer’s serving in the Auburn Highway Patrol Office. One officer stated: “I’ve worked up and down the state and I can say that the Placer County District Attorney’s Office is one of the hardest working agencies toward achieving justice that I’ve seen. This county lets people know that if you come here and are violating DUI laws, you will be held accountable.”
Placer County’s nearly “perfect score” in convictions is accredited to an aggressive approach by the prosecutors and the local law enforcement agencies that made the DUI arrests.
The Department of Motor Vehicles report shows that Placer County convicted 2,257 motorists on misdemeanor DUI charges and 76 others on felony DUI charges. Another 182 drivers who were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving were eventually convicted of reckless driving.
As a Placer County Defense Attorney, I have had over 20 years experience defending people for DUI offenses. I always recommend that if you are drinking, do not drive under any circumstances. However, if you do find yourself facing DUI charges, contact me as soon as possible to schedule a consultation.
~ Dan Koukol, Criminal Defense Attorney
