[LASD] – The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint Friday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. as part of the City of Santa Clarita’s commitment to traffic safety. This checkpoint was one of many that have been, or will be conducted throughout the year in Santa Clarita.
The location of the checkpoint was on McBean Parkway at Gamble House Court in the Valencia area.
DUI checkpoints, along with regularly scheduled high visibility DUI enforcement serve as a proven deterrent with the goal of removing alcohol and drugged impaired drivers and heightening awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence.
By the numbers:
* 1,230 vehicles were screened.
* 2 drivers were given field sobriety tests.
* 2 drivers were arrested for DUI.
* 2 unlicensed and/or suspended or revoked drivers were sent to court.
* 3 Drivers were cited and sent to court for various vehicle code violations.
“Over the course of the past five years, DUI collisions have claimed 13 lives and resulted in 228 injury crashes, harming 323 of our friends and neighbors,” said Sgt. Richard Cohen. “If everyone planned ahead for a sober non-drinking designated driver these numbers could be lowered to zero.”
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