Sacto 9-1-1: No DUI deaths reported in Sacramento, Placer counties since holiday enforcement began

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December 22, 2011

No DUI deaths reported in Sacramento, Placer counties since holiday enforcement began

During the first six days of a winter holiday crackdown on motorists driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, no DUI fatalities have been reported in Sacramento or Placer counties.

From 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Wednesday, officers representing 17 law enforcement agencies in Sacramento County arrested 112 individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a news release from the California Office of Traffic Safety's DUI enforcement campaign. In 2010, 157 DUI arrests occurred in the county during the same six-day period.

In Placer County, officers representing seven law enforcement agencies arrested 24 individuals for DUI offenses Friday through Wednesday, compared with 27 such arrests during the same six-day period last year.

During the Christmas weekend, the second weekend of the 17-day campaign, DUI checkpoints will be conducted in Sacramento, and DUI saturation patrols are planned in the cities of Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Galt and Isleton. In Placer County, a DUI checkpoint will be conducted in Auburn, and extra local DUI saturation patrols will be deployed throughout the county.

Also during the holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol will deploy all available officers during its maximum enforcement period, 6 p.m. Friday through midnight Monday.

All regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus on stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their normal shifts.

Law enforcement agencies urge motorists to report suspected drunken drivers by calling 911.

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Q: What happened with the case regarding Marc McCormick? He was accused of videotaping a woman in her home and was arrested. He lives in my neighborhood and I see him all the time. Were charges dropped?

A: According to Sacramento Superior Court online records, misdemeanor charges have been filed against Mark William McCormick, alleging that he used a camcorder or other instrument to view an individual in a place where there was an expectation of privacy, trespassing and peeping.

His next court date is June 4.

According to Sacramento police logs, McCormick, 40, was arrested March 8 after the victim reported that a friend had entered her home without her knowledge to secretly videotape her.

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