Los Angeles Police Department to Conduct DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in Newton Area

Thursday, September 17,
2020
DUI Task Force from 4 PM to 12 AM in South Bureau

Friday, September 18, 2020
DUI Checkpoint from 7 PM to 12 AM at Sepulveda Boulevard and Raymer
Street in Van Nuys
DUI Checkpoint from 7 PM to 12 AM at Slauson Avenue and 110 Freeway
in Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint from 8 PM to 1 AM at Sunset Boulevard and Orange
Grove Avenue in Los Angeles
DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in Mission Area
DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM in 77th Street Area

Saturday, September 19,
2020
DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Martin Luther King Jr
Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint from 7 PM to 12 AM at Manchester Avenue and Main
Street in Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint from 8 PM to 1 AM at Sepulveda Boulevard and Rayen
Street in North Hills
DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in Newton Area

Sunday, September 20, 2020
DUI Checkpoint from 7 PM to 12 AM at Manchester Avenue and Hoover
Street in Los Angeles
DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in Topanga Area
DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM in Southwest Area

Sobriety Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision
statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking
for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment and checking drivers
for proper licensing.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reminds drivers that “DUI
Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs,
particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on
the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana can
also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other
drugs, and can result in a DUI.

In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on
California roads. Last year, the LAPD investigated 1,728 DUI
collisions which have claimed 17 lives and seriously injured
another 65 community members.

The LAPD offers these reminders to ensure you
have a safe night of fun that doesn’t involve a
DUI:
· Always use a designated sober driver – a friend who is not
drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation – to get
home.
· See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys
and help them make other arrangements to find a sober way
home.
· Report drunk drivers – Call 911.
· Hosting a party? Offer nonalcoholic drinks. Monitor who are
drinking and how they are getting home.

Getting home safely is cheap, but getting a DUI is not! Drivers
caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact
of a DUI arrest to be upwards of $13,500. This includes fines,
fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to
mention possible jail time.

Funding for the checkpoints and saturation patrol is provided to
the LAPD by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety,
through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.