The Vista Sheriffs Station conducted a Drunk Driving/License checkpoint Saturday night on Civic Center Dr. right in front of city hall. The large parking lot there came in handy for the 41 vehicles that were impounded and towed. 31 of the impounds were for unlicensed drivers, almost all of them Latino illegal aliens based on 3 hours of direct observation (see photos at left).
The checkpoint also caught and arrested 7 people for under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a Sheriff's press release. Their vehicles were also seized in accordance with California law.
According to Sgt. Petrofsky, the senior deputy at the scene, there were no protesters and the checkpoint was running smoothly at this new location. Vista Sheriffs normally do about two checkpoints per month at various locations around the city. He said he believes the highly publicized checkpoints along with near-weekly saturation patrols are a very effective deterrent to drunk driving. The number of drunk driving crashes has dropped about 35% in the past couple of years since they began aggressively going after drunk drivers.
Illegal aliens driving illegally in Vista are another matter as indicated by high number of citations last night. Sgt Petrofsky said they cite some of the same illegal alien drivers repeatedly. Many of the illegal drivers buy cheap "junker" cars so when they get caught and impounded, they just go buy another junker instead of paying the high fees to get the impounded vehicle back. Driving without insurance and registration is another common problem according to sheriffs deputies. Illegal aliens in San Diego Country are gaming the system and violating U.S. laws all the while, and there is not much that can be done about it under current laws and penalties.
It does cause great inconvenience to the unlicensed drivers when their cars are seized. Many drivers last night had to wait 30-90 minutes for someone to come pick them up. Others just grabbed a few things out of their cars and walked away.
Unqualified/unlicensed drivers remain a large problem in San Diego County and a serious threat to public safety as evidenced by the frequent hit and run accidents and fatalities caused by illegal aliens. The only real solution to the rampant criminal activity by illegal aliens is stronger immigration enforcement, with ICE, Border Patrol, and local law enforcement working hand in hand to remove all criminal aliens and illegal workers.
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