DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road, Sobriety Checkpoints

Traffic Sgt. R. Lawhead explains that the San Bernardino Police Department conducted a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Friday, September 4, 2009, from 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM, in the 300 block of W. Baseline Street, in San Bernardino. During the checkpoint 657 vehicles were screened, 26 cites were issued, 20 vehicles were impounded, and 9 arrests were made (6 of those arrests were for DUI).

This program was a part of our ongoing effort to reduce the number of people killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving.

All too often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as insuring drivers have a valid driver’s license.  A major component of these checkpoints is to increase awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage sober designated drivers.

A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the San Bernardino Police Department believes motorists can be deterred from drinking and driving.

Our objective is to send a clear message to those who are considering driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol and/or drugs – Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a suspected impaired driver.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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