CHP Patrol Hours Down, DUI-related Accidents Up: Coto de Caza

CHP Patrol Hours Down, DUI-related Accidents Up: Coto de Caza

Traffic Accident Trends - 1Q2007

April 10, 2007

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports a total of 6 collision for the first quarter in 2007, one injury and 5 property damage only traffic collisions, for the un-incorporated area of Coto de Caza. Two of the collisions were DUI related.

On an annualized basis, the 1Q2007 rate is identical to the one registered in 2006. - see figure below


Traffic Collision trend - source: CHP


The CHP Public Arrest log shows an increase in DUI arrests for the Canyon Communities, including Trabuco Canyon, Ladera Ranch and Coto de Caza - see figure below

CHP DUI ARRESTS: PERIOD: August 2006 - April 1, 2007
COMMUNITY DUI ARRESTS
San Juan Capistrano 53
San Clemente 46
Santa Ana 25
Laguna Beach 22
Lake Forest 19
Mission Viejo 19
Irvine 17
San Diego 17
Dana Point 15
Los Angeles 13
Huntington Beach 10
Ladera Ranch 10
Oceanside 10
Trabuco Canyon 10
Long Beach 9
Aliso Viejo 7
Anaheim 7
Capistrano Beach 7
Fullerton 7
RSM 7
Newport Beach 6
Tustin 6
Arcadia 5
Carlsbad 5
Costa Mesa 5
Coto de Caza 5
Laguna Nigel 5
Orange 5
Torrance 5




The February 2007 CHP indicates a significant reduction in CHP patrol hours from an average of 150 hours per month to only 50 hours per month. The number of citations averages roughly 1 citation per patrol hours - this may mean that over 100 Coto residents got away without a citation! - that is the good news - the bad news as we previously indicated is that the number of DUI related accidents went up during 1Q2007. CHPs Sgt. Saulman attributed the significant drop in patrol hours in Coto de Caza to a CHP manpower issue. However, this is just another indicator, that pro-active traffic patrol is a necessity within Coto de Caza - much more so than horse trails patrols, for certain.


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