Fight A DUI

John P Muncer, 47, was arrested and charged with DUI following a minor accident at the American Legion post in Point Township, PA Thursday evening. Muncer, an active Northumberland County assistant District Attorney, has checked into an in-patient rehabilitation program Friday after being charged with two counts of driving under the influence and careless driving.

The county’s District Attorney, Tony Rosini, said that the criminal case will be handled by the state Attorney Generla’s office, and that Mr. Muncer is taking a voluntary paid (sick) leave during rehab, and may face diciplinary action upon his return.

The Camarillo Acorn reports that the winter holiday crackdown on drunk drivers in Ventura (CA) county led to 287 arrests, with a majority of those (135) coming from the Ventura office of the California Highway Patrol.

“We are very pleased with the number of DUI arrests our Avoid the 14 officers made over the holidays,” said Senior Officer Humberto Jimenez of the Oxnard Police Department, campaign coordinator.

“We prevented a great many deaths and injuries by taking these dangerous drivers off the road,” Jimenez said

The crackdown, from December 15th to midnight on January 1st, included sobriety checkpoints, in-city DUI patrols, CHP freeway saturation, and an emphasis on regular beats focusing on DUIs during the period.