"13" was an unlucky number for an Orange County resident who has been sentenced to six years in prison for his decades of drunk-driving. Dennis Patrick Malavasi, 55, of Huntington Beach got a string of DUIs dating back to the 1970s (fortunately, he never hurt or injured anyone), according to the Orange County Register. more ›

A Sheriff's Department official was found last night passed out in her car in the middle of the Foothill Freeway with a blood alcohol level of .20, which is over twice the legal limit. City News Service reports that Natalie Salazar was discovered after police received a number of calls reporting a vehicle stopped in the middle lane of the highway. more ›

Three bicyclists were struck and injured by a motorist who was allegedly driving under the influence in Seal Beach Saturday morning. The driver, a 46-year-old woman from Anchorage, Alaska, initially fled the scene near Pacific Coast Highway west of Anderson Street, according to Sgt. John Scott of the Seal Beach Police Department. more ›

Are you ready for some football (and DUI checkpoints)? Football fans and those who are just along for the drinks, be smart this Sunday. According to a LAPD news release titled "LAPD vs. Drunk Driver's: Super Bowl XLVI Weekend," DUI saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints will be enforced all weekend to keep the streets safe. more ›

The actor who played the youngest child of Tim "the Toolman" Taylor on "Home Improvement," was arrested early this morning after police caught him alone smoking pot in his 1998 Honda. more ›

The LAPD has announced two DUI and driver's license checkpoints as well as DUI saturation patrols this weekend in Hollywood and the Wilshire area. One sobriety and driver's license checkpoint will take place on Friday, January 20, from 8pm to 2am on Saturday, January 21, at Hollywood Boulevard and Bronson Avenue. more ›

Police have arrested a Garden Grove man whose careless drinking and driving on Friday sent four people to the hospital, one being a three-year-old girl who suffered major head injuries. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about at least three of their planned checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols for this weekend. "Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough," notes the LAPD their news release. more ›

There's a big increase in law enforcement looking for drunk drivers this holiday season, so if you do actually want to "Avoid the 100" and not get a DUI after toasting the New Year, AAA of Southern California is offering a pretty sweet deal: the Tipsy Tow, which provides a one-way ride home for inebriated motorists. more ›

Operation "Avoid the 100" has been great for police, but not so great for Los Angeles drinkers-and-drivers. The L.A. Sheriff's Department reported today that from the time the holiday campaign to catch drunk drivers in the act launched on December 16 till this past Sunday, December 25, a total of 1,506 arrests have been made. more ›

Quite a few people in L.A. County failed to "avoid the 100" this Christmas, resulting in 138 DUI arrests as of 6am Christmas morning. The number of 2011 Christmas Day DUI arrests is up 55 from last year. more ›

This weekend marked the beginning of L.A. County's "Avoid the 100" anti-DUI holiday campaign, and what a successful campaign it was. City News Service reports that from Friday at 12:01 a.. to Sunday at 11:59 p.m., 598 arrests of drunk or drugged drivers were made. That tops last year's numbers, which netted 510 arrests for the same weekend. more ›

Southlanders should be merry this holiday season, but they should also be responsible and smart. L.A. County is cracking down on drunk and drugged drivers again this year with the help of an "Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force." Enforcement began on December 16 and will continue through January 1. more ›

Before you reach for your keys after that third glass of eggnog or that fifth holiday brew this holiday season, think "Avoid the 100." Drunk and drugged drivers will be targeted during a two-week campaign of DUI/driver's license checkpoints and hundreds of roving DUI patrols. Enforcement begins on Friday, December 16 and ends on Sunday, January 1. more ›

A woman suspected of driving under the influence and causing an accident that left over a dozen cyclists injured in June is facing criminal charges. Chrstine Dahab will be arraigned later this month on two felonies. more ›

Los Angeles County, pat yourselves on the backs. Go on. So far over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, zero traffic fatalities have occurred. But then stop gloating and hang your heads in shame. DUI arrests have already surpassed last year's total, and it's only Saturday. more ›

Thanksgiving Eve is the biggest drinking night of the year, and police are ready for drinkers who fail to abstain from driving. A few DUI/Driver's License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols have been announced. Scroll down for the details, if you aren't already too drunk to read. more ›

If you're ever tempted to drive drunk, picture this sobering scenario: a driver in Sylmar was arrested after smashing into an occupied parked truck, which struck a utility pole, starting a fire, causing a power outage. The two trucks were totaled and the other man sleeping in the pick-up truck was injured. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department wants to remind revelers this Halloweekend that there are few things scarier than drunk drivers. In addition to issuing a reminder about ways to stay safe while celebrating, they will be operating at least two DUI checkpoints this weekend. more ›

A 20-year-old Disney Channel star was busted Sunday in Burbank on suspicion he was driving under the influence. Mitchel Musso played Oliver Oken on the kid-friendly network's popular Miley Cyrus vehicle "Hannah Montana." more ›

A La Puente woman is facing DUI charges after driving her SUV into her 1-year-old son and his dad, according to CBS Los Angeles. The accident happened at the couple's home on Friday night. The unidentified woman had left her SUV running and in gear and it began rolling toward the man and his baby. She rushed to stop the SUV but ended up hitting the gas instead of the brake and plowing through the garage, her baby and his dad. more ›

This Wednesday Lindsay Lohan is going to go before judge Stephanie Sautner, who will probably have a lot of questions about her lackadaisical attitude toward her addiction recovery and probation. more ›

The woman Marie Shipley, 55, had been driving her three grandsons, ages 7, 11 and 13, when they started arguing. She told them to shut up, and then they jumped out. Grandma stopped the car so they could get back in, but she started accelerating before they were all loaded into the car. more ›

Three children were placed in the hands of L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services this morning after the youngsters experienced a traumatic car crash involving two drunk drivers. The accident occurred on Van Nuys Boulevard just north of Valerio Street around 12:30am on Monday. more ›

A drunk woman driving six children in her SUV got into a rollover crash early this morning in Lancaster, which landed two children in the hospital with major injuries. The woman identified as Stanesha Nicole Allen, 31, of Lake Los Angeles has been charged with a DUI, according to the Los Angeles Times. It's not clear yet what Allen's relationship to all the kids is. more ›

A 24-year-old Oregon woman and her boyfriend were riding bicycles shortly after 1am on Sunday in the 200 block of Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena when the woman fell off of her bicycle. While lying on the street, she was struck by a vehicle. The driver failed to stop. more ›

A suspected drunk driver almost escaped arrest, after the sheriff's deputies chasing him drove through some mulch, ABC 7 reports. The deputies' car began smoldering because of the friction from the mulch, halting the chase just off the Imperial Highway exit of the 710 Freeway in Lynwood. more ›

A car crash on Sunday night leaves a Garden Grove police sergeant injured and a 23-year-old Los Angeles man accused of driving under the influence (DUI). The driver was traveling east on Trask Avenue around 9:35pm in a small four-door sedan and slammed into an unmarked police car heading south on Euclid Avenue, according to The OC Register. more ›

Recently the Los Angeles Police Department announced a crackdown on drunk driving, with an intensified period of focus on getting drivers under the influence off the streets through the Labor Day long weekend. Several other regional law enforcement agencies are also similarly focused this weekend and next, as part of an ongoing campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of getting being the wheel while intoxicated. more ›

Between this weekend and Labor Day, Angelenos can expect to find DUI checkpoints run by the Los Angeles Police Department at just about any turn all over town. The LAPD announced that they are ramping up efforts to get impaired drivers off the streets, and to educate the public about the dangers of driving drunk. more ›