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Eastvale: Watch Your BAC: DUI Prevention

BY JENNIFER MADRIGAL

Photo Caption: A participant checks his Blood Alcohol Content (Photo Courtesy: Eastvale News)

Photo Caption: A participant checks his Blood Alcohol Content (Photo Courtesy: Eastvale News)

Eastvale – The Eastvale Traffic Team – in its continued dedication to public safety – conducted a special DUI Prevention Program at the local Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on Fri., Aug. 15. The purpose of the program was to educate the public on just how alcohol may affect you. While many residents were concerned that the event would deter business at the restaurant, the opposite seemed to happen.

Officers of the Traffic Team made their way throughout Buffalo Wild Wings, located in Eastvale’s Gateway shopping center, performing screenings on willing participants. The team performed Blood Alcohol Content (B.A.C.) analyses using a Preliminary Alcohol Screening device, or PAS. The popular restaurant, which is equal parts family seating and sports bar, was packed that night as patrons were approaching officers and eagerly awaiting their turns.

The legal alcohol limit is 0.08%, and many participants were surprised to see that they were above that level. It was also interesting to see how people of different sizes were affected by the same amounts of alcohol.

Throughout the night, participants were educated about the dangers of driving under the influence. They enjoyed a fun event with our local law enforcement, who takes a proactive approach in the education of our citizens.

Eastvale: Disability Placard / Plate Misuse Operation

City of Eastvale
handicap placard finalThe Eastvale Police Department, in its continued efforts in public safety awareness, conducted a Disability Placard/Misuse Prevention Program.

The purpose of the program was to educate the public regarding the misuse of handicap placards in the possession of those who have not been issued a handicap placard for their own personal use. This operation was conducted in conjunction with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Eastvale Traffic Team.

The program consisted of five sworn deputies and two Community Service Officers to better help educate the public in the surrounding Eastvale locations. The goal was to educate the public about illegally parking in designated handicap parking stalls and the misuse of the DMV-issued Disability Placards. There have been a growing number of complaints by the citizens of Eastvale, regarding multiple vehicles parking in handicap stalls which either are not displaying the appropriate DMV placard, or parking in a handicap parking stall and having never been issued a DMV Disability Placard. Through minimal enforcement of the handicap placards in the past, we have found many citizens misusing the placards and designated handicap parking stalls at various locations throughout the city of Eastvale.

After the completion of the operation, 23 handicap violations were found and cited, along with 19 other violations, such as expired registration and registration tabs. In addition, 3 vehicles were towed for registration expired over six months, per the vehicle code section 4000(a)(1) CVC.

This program was part of the ongoing public safety awareness effort being made by the city of Eastvale. The Eastvale Police Department takes a proactive approach in the education of our citizens and enforcement of the laws dealing with the illegal use of DMV Disability Placards and misuse of handicap parking stalls.