DUI Enforcement in Downtown

WHAT:   
Sobriety Checkpoint

WHEN:   
Friday, December 19, 2008
7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

WHERE:   
Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and Grand Avenue

WHO:   
Central Traffic Officers
        
WHY:   
The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers, as well as the number of hit and run accidents.  The Los Angeles Police department seeks to achieve these goals through enforcement and public awareness.

This checkpoint was implemented in response to the high number of DUI traffic collisions that have afflicted the area near Cesar Chavez Avenue and Grand Avenue in the past three months.

Funding for this checkpoint comes from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.   

For further information contact Sergeant Jay Nunez at 213-972-1864.