4 OFFICERS SALUTED FOR DUI ARRESTS.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Staff Writer LANCASTER -- Four California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers based in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley were honored Thursday for their efforts in getting drunk drivers off the road. Each of the officers arrested more than 100 drunk-driving suspects in 2006. The four are believed to be the Antelope Valley's first CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers to reach triple digits in arrests for driving under the influence. Edward Alonzo was named the Antelope Valley's CHP Officer of the Year after making 117 DUI arrests. Also honored were Jason Costello, after 112 DUI arrests; Jason Wilber Jason Wilber is an American folk/acoustic guitarist. His five CDs comprise Lost in Your Hometown, Behind the Midway, King for a Day, Live and Otherwise Volume 1 and Lazy Afternoon. , 102; and Carter Howell, 101. "I think the important thing is getting intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. drivers off the roadways before they cause the death of an innocent person or themselves," said Capt. Nick Norton, who heads the Lancaster CHP station. He said impaired drivers were involved in 48 percent of fatal traffic incidents last year in the area. "Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like that message is sticking," Norton said. "If you're going to drink and drive, find an alternative way of getting home Getting Home (Simplified Chinese: 落叶归根; Traditional Chinese: 落葉歸根; Pinyin: ." gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: California Highway Patrol Capt. Nick Norton, left, comments on four officers honored Thursday for getting drinking drivers off the road in the Antelope Valley. The four, from left: Carter Howell, Jason Costello, Edward Alonzo and Jason Wilber. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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