Redlands, California – DUI Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, May 22ND, 2009
By admin • May 20th, 2009 • Category: DUI Checkpoints, FeaturesDISCLAIMER - Any Charges Reported in these Press Releases are Merely Accusations and the Defendants are Presumed Innocent Unless and Until Proven Guilty.test
5/20/2009 – RPD sets sobriety checkpoints for Memorial Day weekend
Redlands Police will conduct two sobriety/driver’s license checkpoints over the Memorial Day weekend.
The first checkpoint is scheduled Friday, May 22, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. on westbound Citrus Avenue west of University Street.
The second checkpoint will also be on Friday May 22, between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday, May 23, on northbound Orange Street south of Pearl Avenue.
Grant funding for the sobriety/driver’s license checkpoints was provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“Law enforcement can only do so much,” said OTS Director Christopher J. Murphy. “Knowing that other motorists are going to report drunk drivers is a significant deterrent. And all of our efforts are aimed at preventing a drunk driver from getting behind the wheel in the first place. One phone call really can save a life.”
Motorists should exercise common sense and good judgment when calling 911 to report a drunken driver. Under no circumstances should the public make an attempt to follow or stop the vehicle or interact with the driver.
Signs of a drunken driver include:
* Appearing to be drunk or drinking in the car
* Turning with a wide radius or straddling the center of the road or lane marker
* Almost striking another object or vehicle and weaving or zigzagging across the road
* Turning abruptly or illegally and driving more than 10 mph below the speed limit
* Following others too closely, drifting or moving in a straight line at an angle and erratic braking
* Driving into opposing lanes or crossing traffic or driving with headlights off
Friday’s checkpoints will be the third and fourth checkpoint funded under an October 2008 OTS grant awarded to Redlands. The grant provides $87,320 to be used for DUI checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols, and equipment used to test drunken drivers out on the street.
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