As a follow up to the last blog on 11/27/09, I am posting an article in the Oregonian today that confirmed my thoughts about law enforcement increasing their activity to catch drunk drivers.  In this case it was Portland Police who were in full mission mode processing DUIIs.  I would expect several more of these DUI missions throughout the tri-county area over the Christmas and New Years holiday season. 

Now the second part of the last blog was wondering if the DUII officers conducting the missions are being properly trained in light of new Oregon case law or are they improperly handling these DUIIs making them susceptible to suppressing evidence of the breath test?  I believe that you will see different law enforcement agencies using different procedures.  Which police DUII procedures complies with new landmark case of State v. Machuca will be determined in the upcoming months by the court system.  But one thing is for sure, aggressive DUII defense attorneys will be filing motions in court to determine if proper police procedure was followed.

By The Oregonian

November 30, 2009, 4:24PM

Portland Police officers arrested 19 people for driving under the influence of intoxicants during a five-day DUII enforcement mission.

The mission, which began the day before Thanksgiving and concluded on Sunday, Nov. 29, also netted 151 citations. Police investigated eight crashes and towed eight vehicles during the enforcement mission.