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As any San Clemente car accident attorney can tell you the cities streets are no safe haven from DUI accidents. A seaside city with a population of almost 68,000, San Clemente in Orange County, California, is a mature community with many older roads. The city is among the hot spots that draw partygoers during the holidays. This has resulted in motorists driving under the influence and consequently causing more San Clemente car collisions.

There has been a number of San Clemente car accidents resulting from drivers getting behind the wheel while they are drunk. This is one reason why the number of deaths resulting from surface street accidents rose from just two in 2007 to five in 2008.

From 2001 to 2003, San Clemente experienced four fatal car accidents, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. In 2006, the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) reported that two people were killed and 200 were injured in San Clemente car collisions. Drunk drivers caused two fatalities and 30 car crash injuries. Pedestrian accidents killed one and injured nine. San Clemente bicycle accidents injured 18 and motorcycle accidents killed one and injured 17. Nationwide, over 17,000 people die annually in drunken driving crashes–or one death every 31 minutes. Almost 1.4 million motorists were arrested for suspicion of driving drunk in 2006.

The Automobile Club of Southern California recently released sobering new DUI statistics involving women. Since 1998, women aged 21-24 involved in alcohol-related injury collisions rose 116 percent. For men, injury accidents were up just 39 percent. Because cities along the Southern California coast have become “magnets” for social drinking, law enforcement agencies have concentrated the majority of their DUI checkpoints in and around these cities.

To help reduce the number of Orange County car accidents, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department conducted DUI roving patrols in San Clemente on Saturday, December 13th, 2008 and on Saturday, March 21, 2009. DUI Teams targeted areas within the city that have a high incidence of DUI-related arrests and collisions. Police conducting the roving DUI sweep in three Orange County cities arrested four people on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Police made 71 traffic stops in San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and San Clemente, and investigated nine drivers for DUI.

DUI checkpoints, properly conducted, have proven themselves as an effective tool in reducing alcohol-involved traffic accidents. They are a vital part of any comprehensive DUI enforcement program, and they have saved many lives and prevented numerous injuries.

Since their founding in 1978, Bisnar Chase lawyers have represented over four thousand people in car, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian and other personal injury cases. The law firm has an “AV” rating, the highest level of professional excellence, by Martindale-Hubble. John Bisnar, who is the author of this article, and his partner Brian Chase each have a “10″ Avvo rating, the highest possible. John was named a “Community Hero” by the United Way, while Brian was named a “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2004 and one of the 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers. More important than all their top ratings and awards are the testimonials their clients bestow on them. Aren’t these the type of guys you want representing you? For more information on San Clemente car accidents, visit the Bisnar Chase web site at http://www.bestattorney.com or call 1-800-561-4887.

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Orange County Vs Dallas?

I live in orange county since last 6 years and I love the place especially weather through out the year and also almost all attractions/ activities are with in drive range. But i recently have some thoughts to check dallas . Iam weighing my options wether to move to dallas or stay back. many people say dallas is cheap & no state tax and others say you may not save much there and more you will be bounced with storms and heat and hails. what are the advantages does dallas have compared with orange county?

I’ve never been ot Orange County, so I can’t comment on the comparisson, but something you might want to consider is that even though there’s no state income tax, our sales tax and property tax is pretty high to make up for that.
Our sales tax is usually around 8.25% (depends on where exactly you are), and property tax is around 2-3% (again, depending on where you are exactly).
Also, living in Dallas you’ll be at least a 4 hour drive from the beach, and it’s a mediocre one at that.
The weather isn’t that bad. We’re cold enough for a coat maybe 2 months of the year. Summer is hot, but if you stay inside at work all day it doesn’t really matter. Hail and tornadoes are overblown, I think. Hail is more likely, but you’ll probrably only see 1-2 minor hail occurances each year.
I’ve found a good resource for questions about the dallas area to be here:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/dallas/

DFW has a LOT of california transplants, so there’s a good chance if you pose your question there you’ll get a more knowledgable response.

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