San
Mateo County is home to two drivers with 9 DUIs
San Mateo, CA
– Assemblymember Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, will hold a press conference
tomorrow unveiling legislation to make it more difficult for repeat DUI
offenders to get their license back.
A series of news articles in November about a Burlingame
man who had eight DUIs and was able to get his license back only to get his
ninth DUI highlighted several problems with California law. To address
this issue, Assemblymember Hill will announce legislation to do the following:
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Repeal the arbitrary 10-year look back period state
law requires the DMV to use on repeat DUI offenders.
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Authorize judges to repeal licenses for drivers who
receive 3 or more DUIs.
“This legislation will make it more difficult for repeat DUI
offenders to get their license back,” said Assemblymember Hill. “Lawmakers
need to protect innocent bystanders from individuals with multiple DUI
convictions who are likely to re-offend.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that one-third
of the annual 1.5 million DUI arrests are repeat offenders.
Two individuals with 9 DUIs reside in San Mateo County
making it the poster child for repeat DUI offenders. The statewide
statistics on repeat DUI offenders is staggering:
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154,000 have two DUI convictions
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over 34,000 have three or more
In 2008, over 1,000 people were killed by drunk drivers in California
and another 28,000 were injured.
DUI arrests have increased in the Bay Area and throughout the state during
this year’s holiday season (December 24 – 27). The California
Highway Patrol arrested 160 impaired drivers in the Bay Area over the holidays
compared to123 last year and statewide DUI arrests reached 970 compared to 824
last year.
Nate Solov
Office of Assemblymember Jerry Hill
916-319-2019 (P)
916-319-2119 (F)
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