DUI Checkpoints & Crime on the Road, Sobriety Checkpoints

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned
A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, January 29, 2010. The operation will take place at an undisclosed location in Lee County as the Sheriff’s Office continues its commitment to getting impaired drivers off our roadways and in support of education efforts such as the national “Drunk Driving. Over [...]

Big Island police made 1,395 drunk driving arrests in 2009, a decrease of 0.1 percent from the 1,397 (revised total) arrested in 2008, according to statistics released by the Traffic Services Section.
Of the drivers arrested for DUI last year, 360 were involved in traffic crashes and 127 were under the age of 21.
The numbers of [...]

Checkpoint Results:
The Norco Office of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Norco Citizen’s Patrol conducted a DUI / Driver’s License Safety Checkpoint on January 23, 2010. The checkpoint began at 8:00 p.m. ending on January 24, 2010, at 3:00 a.m. The checkpoint was located on Hamner Avenue and Commerce Avenue, in the City of Norco. [...]

The Menifee Police Department will be conducting a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 6:00 PM until 2:00 AM. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well [...]

Central Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Where: West Slauson Avenue between the 110 Freeway and South Broadway Los Angeles, California
Who: Emergency Operations Division
Why: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run [...]

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint January 23rd
Reducing alcohol-related injury or fatal accidents and providing safety to our community is a priority of the Folsom Police Department. Therefore, the Folsom Police Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Saturday, January 23. 2010. The checkpoint will run from 8 PM to 3 AM, at E. Bidwell St/Orchard Lane.
Twelve Folsom [...]

January 20, 2010
Officers paid through a Governor’s Highway Safety Office grant charged 27 persons with DUI last weekend in the police department’s continuing DUI initiative using extra duty officers. These officers target impaired drivers Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in areas with a propensity for fatal crashes, crime and DUI [...]

The Norco Office of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI/Driver’s License Safety checkpoint in Norco on January 23, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify DUI drivers and get them off the street, to educate the public on the dangers of impaired driving and to encourage [...]

8 Arrested for DUI During First Weekend of NFL Playoff DUI Enforcement
Dover – Eight people have been arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs during the first weekend of a statewide NFL Playoff enforcement mobilization, coordinated by the Office of Highway Safety (OHS). Delaware State Police made five of the DUI [...]

The Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday January 16, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The checkpoint location will be westbound Pacific Coast Highway at Daisy Ave.  In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted [...]

Impaired driving will be targeted by RPD checkpoint
The Redlands Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on from 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, through 3 a.m. Sunday, in the southbound lane of Cajon Street just south of Cypress Avenue. A significant number of DUI-related collisions and arrests have occurred at the intersection.
Officers [...]

DUI & Driver’s License Checkpoint
The Rancho Cordova Police Department will be holding a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday January 15, 2010, in the City of Rancho Cordova.  The checkpoint will be operational that day from 8:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., the following morning.
Officers will be checking drivers for [...]

Lake Elsinore Police Department Checkpoint
Seeks to Save Lives
Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In California last year 1,029 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is why the Lake Elsinore Police Department announced today they will be holding a [...]

DWI Saturation Scheduled In Saline County
Captain Robert L. Powell, commanding officer of Troop A, Lee’s Summit, announces that sometime during the month of January, a driving while intoxicated saturation will be conducted in Saline County.
The saturation is part of the continuing effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol to remove intoxicated drivers from our highways. [...]

Cites 4,586 For Seat Belt Violations
ST. PAUL — A December-long, Minnesota-wide DWI crackdown generated 2,577 DWI arrests and 4,586 seat belt violations. Preliminary arrest totals were reported by 337 of around 400 participating agencies. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) coordinated the effort.
“It’s clear from the results of this DWI campaign too many people [...]

West Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint NA10002gb
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Friday, January 8, 2010 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Where: North Fairfax Avenue and Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, California
Who: Emergency Operations Division
Why: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions.  During this [...]

Sugar Land, TX – Sugar Land police arrested 11 people during a special drunk driving enforcement initiative from Dec. 18 through Jan. 3.
The Christmas and New Year’s enforcement effort was funded with a $7,996 Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant, a cooperative effort of the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Public Safety and local [...]

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In California last year 1,029 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is why the Moreno Valley Police Department announced today they will be holding a DUI / Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, [...]

DUI / DRIVERS LICENSE CHECKPOINT:  January 2, 2009
Checkpoint Ends Holiday DUI Campaign
On January 2, 2010, the Escondido Police Department conducted a DUI Sobriety / Drivers License Checkpoint at the intersection of East Valley Parkway and Bevin Road from 6:00 PM until 1:00 AM.  The emphasis of this checkpoint was to detect intoxicated and unlicensed drivers [...]

“Deadliest Counties” For Impaired Driving Announced, Targeted With Extra Patrols In 2010
December DWI Crackdown Continues Across State
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) today named the state’s 13 deadliest counties for impaired driving that will be targeted with extra DWI patrols throughout 2010. Currently, a statewide December-long DWI and seat belt crackdown [...]

The holiday season is upon us; plans are in place for parties, shopping and traveling to friends and family.  However, each year motorists will be in harm’s way thanks to the careless ones who will drink and drive this season.
Beginning Friday, the Santa Monica Police Department will join law enforcement across the state as part [...]

The holiday season is upon us. Plans are in place for parties, shopping and traveling to friends and family. However, each year motorists will be in harm’s way thanks to the careless ones who will drink and drive this season.
Beginning at 6:00 p.m., Victorville Police Department will join law enforcement across the state as part [...]

Indian Wells Police Department to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint Public Also Asked to Call 911 to Report Suspected Drunk Drivers
The Indian Wells Police Department, in its continued dedication to public safety, will be conducting a Driving While Intoxicated / Driver’s License Checkpoint on Saturday January 2nd, from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. This checkpoint is part [...]

Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Saturday Night
Louisiana State Police has zero tolerance for impaired drivers.  To combat impaired driving in our area, Louisiana State Police Troop E and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, January 2, 2010 from approximately 9:00 pm to 3:00 am, weather and traffic conditions [...]

The Glendale Police Department Targets Impaired Drivers with Checkpoint
The Glendale Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 2, 2010, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. In an effort to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes, DUI checkpoints are conducted to identify offenders and get [...]

Menifee California — The holiday season is upon us. Plans are in place for parties, shopping and traveling to friends and family. However, each year motorists will be in harm’s way thanks to the careless ones who will drink and drive this season.
Beginning 6:00 PM, Menifee Police Department will join law enforcement across the state [...]

City of Goleta Police Department Partners in Special Holiday DUI Crackdown
The holiday season is upon us.  Plans are in place for parties, shopping and traveling to friends and family.  However, each year motorists will be in harm’s way thanks to the careless ones who will drink and drive this season.
Beginning December 18th, the City of [...]

Sobriety and Drivers License Checkpoint Notification
The Sacramento Police Department will conduct a sobriety and drivers license checkpoint on Friday, January 1, 2010, in the downtown area of the City. Traffic flowing through the checkpoint will be contacted by uniformed officers, who will be checking for alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers. Officers will also check to make [...]

The Medford Police Department Launches Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest, Crackdown this New Years Weekend.
Major Enforcement Effort Seeks to Save Lives
Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In 2008, 11,773 people died in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. The [...]

West Bureau Sobriety Checkpoint
What: Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint
When: Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Where: Hollywood Boulevard at Las Palmas Avenue – Hollywood, California
Who: Emergency Operations Division
Why: The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions. During this year, [...]