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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Think of #Children When You See #RoadWorkers, They're #Mom's and #Dad's too!

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

“Caltrans workers toil along California roadways with vehicles flying by just feet—or inches away,” said California State Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. “This public awareness campaign reminds us all that highway workers have families and loved ones who are counting on motorists to ‘Be Work Zone Alert’ and help save lives.”

“The children of our workers are proud of their parents and are asking all drivers to help keep workers safe by staying alert in highway work zones,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.

California law requires all drivers to move over if safe to do so, or slow down when they see amber flashing lights on Caltrans vehicles.

Highway construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Since the 1920s, 183 Caltrans employees have been killed on the job—and the risk of death is seven times higher for highway workers than for average workers in any other industries, according to the latest data from the California Department of Industrial Relations. On average 1,000 Caltrans vehicles are struck each year—more than three each day.

“All it takes is a split second of inattention to destroy the lives of so many people,” said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. “The CHP hopes this educational campaign will help raise awareness and prevent these completely preventable tragedies from occurring.”

Watch out for those Mom's and Dad's!

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

You Don’t Have to Drive #Drunk #DUI to Know What it Feels Like - "The Impairment Simulator Suit"

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Ford Motors Co. wants you to experience drunk driving, but only while they wear the “suit” their company specifically designed to prevent just that.

“We add weights and bands around their necks and ankles and try to recreate the feeling of being drunk, the simulator helps recreate the loss of mobility and flexibility, heaviness and slower reaction times that occur as a consequence of being drunk.”

Cabal is currently on a presentation tour which will make stops at some of the largest cities in the U.S. and will visit university campuses and speak to students about the dangerous effects of drunk driving, all part of Ford’s “Driving Skills for Life” campaign.

Aside from weights and bands Cabal also provides students with plastic goggles that simulate impaired vision, another side effect of being inebriated.

“It really makes you think about how it’s not worth it to feel that way and get in a car and put yourself and the life of somebody else in danger.”

“When you’re doing the test you actually do think you’re walking straight and that you’re on the line, it’s an interesting experience.”

See One Video Here..... Impairment Simulator Suit

source..... presspasslatino

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Car Chased by the CHP Crashes into #Marijuana Grow Warehouse

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

The unluckiest marijuana grower of the summer had his grow house busted by authorities after a driver being chased by the California Highway Patrol inadvertently crashed into a warehouse full of weed, authorities said over the weekend.

The driver was taken to County-USC Medical center "with major injuries," the CHP said in a statement. But first the driver had to be pulled the wreckage, which was inside the Huntington Park warehouse.

Also inside, CHP officials said, were ...

... 700 to 800 marijuana plants at various stages of maturity.

It all happened after 1 a.m. Friday, according to the CHP. The driver, wanted for making an erratic turn near Alameda Street and Florence Avenue, led the officers on a chase. Here's what the agency said happened:

After the Jetta failed to yield, a pursuit was initiated. The Jetta made a left turn to eastbound Florence Ave. from S. Alameda St. against a red left turn arrow. The Jetta made a left turn into an alley east of Alameda St. headed northbound. As the unit entered the alley, the vehicle briefly stopped, then continued by making a left turn into a parking lot and headed south through the lot. The Jetta exited the parking lot onto Florence Ave. headed westbound towards Alameda St. The unit continued to pursue as the Jetta made a right turn and headed northbound on Alameda St. from Florence Ave. and accelerated at a high speed. As the Jetta continued northbound, it failed to stop at three stop-sign-controlled intersections. The driver of the Jetta failed to navigate a right turn on Gage Ave., crossing the eastbound lanes of Gage Ave. and striking a raised center median. This caused the Jetta to become airborne across the westbound lanes and collide into a building on the north side of Gage Ave. east of S. Alameda St.

Source.... laweekly

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A Major Victory for Sugar Farmers Against High Fructose Corn Syrup

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Sugar farmers won a major legal victory on Aug. 5 against high fructose corn syrup mega-manufacturers who have been trying to claim that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally the same as table sugar," "natural" and really just "corn sugar."

The Western Sugar Cooperative, a group of sugar farmers, sued Archer-Daniels-Midland, Co. in April 2011 to try to get the agribusiness giant to stop making such claims in TV and print advertising. In its national marketing campaign, Archer-Daniels etc. also claimed "sugar is sugar" and "your body can't tell the difference."

Archer-Daniels-Midland countersued the sugar farmers in 2012, accusing the Sugar Association, one of the plaintiffs, of having published editorial statements and third-party commentaries distinguishing HFCS from sugar based on scientific research. Then, in May the corn processors tried to amend that counterclaim by suing all of the plaintiffs for these activities and seeking punitive damages. (How dare they use science!)

However, U.S. District Court Judge Consuelo B. Marshall in Los Angeles quickly slapped them down, denying their “eleventh-hour” request to pursue claims against the other sugar producers. It seems the judge saw this move as just a delaying tactic, noting that the defendants had had "18 months" to add the other sugar producers to their complaint.

Adam Fox, co-lead counsel for the sugar farmers, said, "It was the right result, and now paves the way for us to prepare for trial without further delays or distractions." If the sugar manufacturers win their case, the high fructose corn syrup makers will be forced to stop making such claims.

In a one-two punch, the FDA also recently rejected efforts by the Corn Refiners Assn. to allow the name "corn sugar" as an alternative to HFCS on ingredient labels. Judge Marshall had ruled on an earlier motion that the plaintiff sugar farmers had presented evidence demonstrating "a reasonable probability of success on their argument that the statements (made by the corn processors) are false."

The CRA is desperate to rebrand HFCS as an all-natural, healthful alternative to table sugar. It even debuted a new website, originally called “CornSugar.com.” After the FDA smackdown, the site is now called SweetSurprise. Some of the "surprises" the site reveals are that “High fructose corn syrup is nearly identical in composition to table sugar” and “Eating sugar in moderation can be a healthy part of your diet.”

HFCS has been blamed for all sorts of health ills, from the upswing in type 2 diabetes to the U.S. obesity surge. A 2007 Rutgers University study found that, in comparison with sodas sweetened with traditional sugar (sucrose), sodas sweetened with the low-cost, highly processed sugar substitute contained up to 10 times more harmful carbonyl compounds — substances previously linked to serious health complications in people with diabetes.

Two separate U.S. studies in 2009 found trace amounts of poisonous mercury in a high percentage of HFCS samples, left over from the complicated chemical process used to turn corn into HFCS. In 2010, a Princeton University study found that rats fed HFCS gained significantly more weight than rats fed water sweetened with table sugar. And there are many more studies.

Source.... laweekly

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Friday, August 15, 2014

#CHECKPOINTS for Aug 22th - Sept 1st, 2014 Here they are from Your Defense Attorney #DUI #DRUGS

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

UPDATED THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER 1st

Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching. For many Americans that means an extra day off, backyard and beach barbecues, visiting friends and family, and the unofficial end of the summer season. Unfortunately, it also means a sharp increase in driving under the influence (DUI)-related traffic fatalities.

Starting Thursday, August 14, 2014, and continuing through Monday, September 1, 2014, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be aggressively targeting drunk and drugged drivers as part of a nationwide effort to end impaired driving and save lives. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign will pair increased public awareness with high-visibility enforcement, resulting in fewer drunk drivers on Los Angeles roads.

The Avoid the 100 Los Angeles County DUI Task Force will be aggressively looking for impaired drivers throughout the region with plans in place for 64 DUI/Driver License Checkpoints, Multi-Agency Strike Teams, 27 roving DUI Saturation Patrols, DUI Warrant/Probation Sweeps and DUI Court Stings targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.

Here are the DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols during the campaign period

Friday, August 22, 2014
8pm - 3am Chino, Ca.
7pm - 3am Cypress, Ca.
7pm - 3am Fremont, Ca.
9pm - 3am Gilroy, Ca.
8pm - 2am Hollywood, Ca. Highland Ave. & De Longpre Ave.
8pm - 2am North Hollywood, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd & Oxnard St.
7pm - 3a, La Palma, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Alamitos, Ca.
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 1am Southwest Los Angeles, Ca. Jeffereson Blvd & Western Ave.
8pm - 2am VanNuys91405 Los Angeles, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Raymer St
7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.
6pm - 2am Stanton, Ca.

Saturday, August 23, 2014
Concord, Ca.

7pm - 3am Fullerton, Ca.
7pm - 3am Garden Grove, Ca.
8pm - 2am Arleta, Los Angeles, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd.
8pm - 2am Central Los Angeles, Ca. Central Ave & 81st St
8pm - 2am Marina Del Ray, Ca. Lincoln Blvd & Maxella Ave
7pm - 3am Seal Beach, Ca.
7pm - 3am Westminster, Ca.

Sunday August 24, 2014
5pm - 1am North Hollywood, Los Angheles, Ca.

Thursday, August 28, 2014
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic area

Friday, August 29, 2014
7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St & 9th St

Saturday, August 30, 2014
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave
6pm - 2am Mariposa, Ca. unknown locations throughout the County

Sunday, August 31, 2014
12pm - 8pm Los Angeles, Ca. Habor area

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Friday, August 15, 2014
6pm - 2am Southwest District of San Bernardino, Ca.

6pm - 2am City of Lakewood, Ca.
6pm - 2am City of Paramount, L.A.
6pm - 2am Yucca Valley, Ca.7pm - 1am San Jose, Ca.
7pm - 2am Rancho Cordova, Ca.
7pm - 2:30am Coachella, Riverside County, Ca.
7pm-3am Malibu, Ca. undisclosed location

7pm - 3am Irvine, Ca., Bake Pkwy & Hwy 5

Euclid & Holt Ontario, Ca.

Coachella, Inland Empire

Marino Valley, Inland Empire

Elk Grove, Bond Rd. & Elk Crest Dr.

Moreno Valleym Frederick St & Centerpoint Dr.

Glendora, Grand Ave & Mauna Loa Ave.

Paramount, Rosecran Ave & Garfield Ave.

San Deigo, Ca. Vista Civic Center & Vista Way

Pasadena Colorado Blvd. & Lotus Ave.

Vacaville, Mason St.

Rancho Cordova, Folsom Blvd & Cordova Lane
7pm-2am Citrus Heights, Ca. undisclosed location
8pm - 2am LosAngeles, Ca. Western Ave & 8th St (Korea-town)

8pm - 2am in the Valley, Sepulveda Blvd & Parthenia St
8pm - 2am North Hills, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Blaine St.
8pm - 2am Rampart area Los Angekes, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St (near Staples Center)

8pm - 3am Tustin area OC, Ca. McFadden & Village Way off 55 Fwy.

8pm - 3am Katella & Tafy, OC, Ca.

9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.

9pm - 3am Garden Grove, Ca.
9pm - 3:30am Inglewood, Ca.
10pm - 3am Redlands, Ca. south bound lanes Cajon St & Cypress Ave.
Lee County, Ca.
6am Begins August 15, 2014, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct an enforcement program focused on speed and intersection violations. The operation will commence at 6:00 a.m and will continue through the afternoon hours. Speeding is the third highest cause of traffic deaths

Saturday, August 16, 2014
5pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. 77th St, South L.A. area
6pm - 2am Glendale, Ca.
6pm - 2am Southwest San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am Hesperia, Ca.7pm - 3am City of Pico-Revera, Ca.
8pm - 1am Truckee, Ca.
9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.
Dale City, Ca. El Camaino Real & John Daly Blvd.
Huntington Beach, Ca.
Santa Monica, Ca.

Sunday, August 17, 2014
5pm - 1am Foothill Division of the Valley area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Thursday, August 21, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 3am Olympic area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

#DUI #DRUGS Alot More #CHECKPOINTS for August 15 - 31, 2014 from Your Defense Attorney

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

Checkpoints Updated throughout the Weekend!

Friday, August 15, 2014
6pm - 2am Southwest District of San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am City of Paramount, L.A.
6pm - 2am Yucca Valley, Ca.7pm - 1am San Jose, Ca.
7pm - 2am Rancho Cordova, Ca.
7pm - 2:30am Coachella, Riverside County, Ca.
7pm-3am Malibu, Ca. undisclosed location
7pm-2am Citrus Heights, Ca. undisclosed location
8pm - 2am LosAngeles, Ca. Western Ave & 8th St
8pm - 2am North Hills, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Blaine St.
8pm - 2am Rampart area Los Angekes, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.
9pm - 3:30am Inglewood, Ca.
10pm - 3am Redlands, Ca. south bound lanes Cajon St & Cypress Ave.
Lee County, Ca.
6am Begins August 15, 2014, the Pasadena Police Department will conduct an enforcement program focused on speed and intersection violations. The operation will commence at 6:00 a.m and will continue through the afternoon hours. Speeding is the third highest cause of traffic deaths

Saturday, August 16, 2014
5pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. 77th St area
6pm - 2am Glendale, Ca.
6pm - 2am Southwest San Bernardino, Ca.
6pm - 2am Hesperia, Ca.
8pm - 1am Truckee, Ca.
9pm - 3am Corona, Ca.
Huntington Beach, Ca.
Santa Monica, Ca.
Dale City, Ca. El Camaino Real & John Daly Blvd.

Sunday, August 17, 2014
5pm - 1am Foothill area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Thursday, August 21, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.
7pm - 3am Olympic area, Los Angeles, Ca.

Friday, August 22, 2014
4pm - 12am Central Los Angeles, Ca.

7pm - 3am Fremont, Ca.
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Jeffereson Blvd & western Ave.
8pm 2am VanNuys91405 Los Angeles, Ca. Sepulveda Blvd & Raymer St
8pm - 3am Chino, Ca.
8pm - 2am Hollywood, Ca. Highland Ave. & De Longpre Ave.
8pm - 2am North Hollywood, Ca. Laurel Canyon Blvd & Oxnard St.
9pm - 3am Gilroy, Ca.

Saturday, August 23, 2014
8pm - 2am Central Los Angeles, Ca. Central ave & 81st St
8pm - 2am Marina Del Ray, Ca. Lincoln Blvd & Maxella Ave

Sunday August 24, 2014
5pm - 1a, Los Angheles, Ca.

Thursday, August 28, 2014
6pm - 1am Bellflower, Ca.
7pm - 3am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic area

Friday, August 29, 2014
7pm-2am Morgan Hill, Ca.
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Vermont Ave & 6th St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. North Hills, Roscoe Blvd. & Gloria Ave
10pm - 4am Los Angeles, Ca. Figueroa St 7 9th St

Saturday, August 30, 2014
7pm - 1am Los Angeles, Ca. Wilmington, Avalon Blvd & Opp St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Sunset Blvd & Laveta Terrace
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Olympic Blvd & Blaine St
8pm - 2am Los Angeles, Ca. Reseda, Sherman Way & Yolanda Ave

Sunday, August 31, 2014
12pm - 8pm Los Angeles, Ca. Habor area

Stay Safe Out There - If You Need Help just Give Me a Call!

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Sunday, August 10, 2014

#DUI #DRUGS #Checkpoint Stats and Figures

Newsflash from your Hollywood Attorney:

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20% when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

In California, this deadly crime led to 802 deaths in 2012 because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver. “Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions in Long Beach have claimed nine lives and resulted in 315 injury crashes, harming 420 of our friends and neighbors,” said Long Beach Police Department Sergeant Aaron Alu.

Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing, delaying motorists only momentarily. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Recent statistics reveal that 30% of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14%) than did for alcohol (7.3%). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4%, slightly more than alcohol.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Nearly 90% of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

DUI checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenses that can exceed $10,000, not to mention the embarrassment when friends and family find out.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Long Beach Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1’.

Source.... http://www.oc-breeze.com/2014/08/09/56620_long-beach-dui-checkpoint-planned-for-tonight-saturday-aug-9/ Long Beach Police Department

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