LAPD to Conduct DUI Checkpoints & DUI Saturation Patrols – NA23094mp

Thursday, August 17

• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM
  Whittier Boulevard and Fresno Street

Friday, August 18

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM in South Bureau
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM
  Wilshire Boulevard and Union Avenue

Saturday, August 19

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 4 PM to 12 AM
  Hollenbeck Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM
  South Bureau
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM
  Ventura Boulevard and Columbus Avenue
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM
  Reseda Boulevard and Burbank Boulevard
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM
  Sunset Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue

Sunday, August 20

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 12 PM to 8 PM
  77th Street Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 3 PM to 11 PM
  Foothill Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM
  South Bureau

Note: Locations of the checkpoints are subject to change or cancelation.

The DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by educating drivers on the perils of DUI and by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.

The Los Angeles Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

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