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The Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Traffic Services Detail, is sending DUI officers out this holiday weekend for DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols countywide.
Officers are targeting drunk or drugged drivers on this first holiday weekend of the summer driving season.
This weekend traditionally finds travelers heading to local parks or waterways for outdoor activities, along with family and friends gathering for backyard barbeques. It’s also the time for college and high school graduation celebrations.
The County’s DUI Task Force kicks off Friday night by deploying DUI/Drivers License checkpoints in the cities of West Hollywood and Paramount with special DUI Saturation Patrols deploying in the city of Lancaster. The California Highway Patrol is deploying all available officers Memorial Day weekend onto freeways and county roads as part of their Maximum Enforcement Period.
Law enforcement is asking for everyone’s support this holiday weekend and all summer long:
Plan ahead. Arrange rides home for your friends, family, co-workers and yourself before the drinking begins. Call a taxi or get a ride from Uber, Lyft or Curb.
Those hosting activities should limit drinks to your guests or patrons. Don’t serve more than one or two over several hours.
Cut back on the amount of drinks you plan to bring to the gathering – and provide plenty of food.
If you see dangerous driving, Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!
Recent statistics reveal that 30 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14 percent) than did for alcohol (7.3 percent). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4 percent, slightly more than alcohol. Everyone should be mindful that if you’re taking medication – whether prescription or over-the-counter – drinking even small amounts of alcohol can greatly intensify impairment effects.
In addition to the Memorial Day DUI crackdown, law enforcement nationwide is looking to stop and ticket those who have failed to buckle up or secure young passengers. Remember Click It or Ticket!
Funding for the Avoid DUI Task Force is a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Avoid Task Force will deploy checkpoints and DUI patrols next during the Independence Day Holiday and for the summer August/Labor Day DUI Mobilization.
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14 Comments
Gotta make that ?????
or maybe raise the consciousness of idiots who choose to DUI.
It’s called uber. They respond within 2 min
Mauricio Zelada
Time for the city to generate some revenue!
At least enough for a new road sign. The one above looks like it’s seen better days.
It would be a great way to raise money! But unfortunately it doesn’t raise money. It costs money. Fortunately it’s paid for by the NTSB, your federal tax dollars.
or maybe time for knuckleheads to stop DUI, then we wouldn’t need these.
Do you know how many of these do not net a single DUI arrest? Most don’t get any or some times only get one. The fact is that saturation patrols are 100 times more effective. While DUI check points are legal and not entirely a bad thing they throw in drivers license checks as well as safety inspections. It is against the law for an officer to pull you over just to see your license but they use this as a work around the law. Many other departments have successfully sued over this very matter. You are not required to show your papers to travel even when driver a car unless you are suspected of a crime.
I like DUI checkpoints…I get to explain the benefits of the 4 column approach to the 4th Step… “move along please”….
It’s about keeping drunks off the road Shelly! You ever lost someone you loved to a drunk driver? Geez!
Juan Sanchez