[quote=jpinpb]San Marcos has nothing on PB. I went on a few ride-alongs in PB. Some people are weaving all over the road. I almost looks fake. And there are so many ping-pong accidents from DUIs hitting parked cars, then swerving away, then overcorrecting and hitting some more parked cars. I heard once something crazy like 10-14 parked cars were hit at one time. Not to mention the one DUI that drove his car into the front of a house.
It’s a problem. Way too many DUIs in PB. I think there would be more, but every time a cop arrests a DUI, that takes him out of the field for a solid 2 hours. There’s not enough cops in PB to arrest all the drunk drivers. A lot of them driving w/out a license is b/c they had previous DUIs and had their license taken away.
So why drink and drive. Why not just drink at home. Or if you’re out drinking, get a cab. Whatever it costs to get a cab has to be less than the bar tab or the 10k+ it would cost if you get a DUI, not to mention the time you spend in jail if you kill someone.
So many ride-alongs where the DUI was arrested and he’s screaming, “You’re ruining my life.” As if the cop forced alcohol down his throat and held a gun to his head and made him drive. If anything, he’s saving his life and that of others. I could never be a cop. I don’t know how they have the patience to deal w/some of those drunks.
I am surprised they had 14 arrests on a Sunday night in San Marcos and it wasn’t a holiday or anything.[/quote]
I can vouch as a witness to about 10-14 cars getting hit on the ping pong effect. Crown point 2003, overlooking the bay on CP Drive. Just after the sun went down, we are all standing outside a buddies house and from down the street we hear a crash and see a car and sparks flying. A lexus bounced off car after car, i think it was 11 in total and came to rest in front of our house as the driver smashed into the back of a 4runner and broke her axle. It was an epic site as everyone hanging out on the bay ran up and surrounded the car.
Regarding the local SEH checkpoint, i know someone who went through it and thanked god on facebook that she got through it. Suprised the cops havent started monitoring facebook 😉
They had the same checkpoint in the same spot sometime two years ago.
