The SAPD made four DUI arrests and issued 17 citations during Friday night’s DUI Checkpoint

The SAPD conducted a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday night. They have released the results:

• 1,200 vehicles screened
• 17 citations issued
• 4 DUI arrests

These Checkpoints are funded by the State of California’s Office of Traffic Safety. Typically the police officers who work at these Checkpoints are hand-picked by the Chief of Police and get quite a bit of overtime pay.

This Checkpoint generated four DUI arrests which is good news. Taking drunks off the street is a major public safety win!

It is hard to say what the 17 citations were for. These are likely Vehicle Code Violations and could include:

• Speeding
• Driving without a valid license
• Following too closely
• Red-light tickets
• Unsafe lane changes
• Disobeying a police officer
• Evading a police officer
• Forgery or falsification of registration stickers
• Failure to attach or display a license plate
• Defacing or interfering with a traffic control device
• Driving through a safety zone

Typically police departments will stage motorcycle officers around the Checkpoint. If they see a car try to evade the Checkpoint they will pull them over and do a spot check to see if the driver is under the influence.

One more tip – the police officers can cite you for DUI for drugs as well as alcohol including use of marijuana.