Six DUI Checkpoints Planned Across LA
- Los Angeles police said April 27 they will run six DUI checkpoints and four saturation patrols across the city from April 28 through May 2. - The six checkpoints are set for Florence-Main, Van Nuys-Vanowen, Laurel Canyon-Riverside, Manchester-Hoover, Tampa-Plummer, and Venice-Culver, mostly from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. - LAPD said sites are based on crash and arrest data, and first-time DUI penalties average $13,500. (lapdonline.org)
The Los Angeles Police Department said it will run six DUI checkpoints and four saturation patrols across the city from Tuesday, April 28, through Saturday, May 2. (lapdonline.org) The enforcement plan starts Tuesday with a saturation patrol in Mission Division from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. It continues Wednesday with patrols in Hollenbeck Division and 77th/Southeast Division, each from 4 p.m. to midnight. (lapdonline.org) Three checkpoints are scheduled for Thursday, April 30, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Florence Avenue and Main Street, Van Nuys Boulevard and Vanowen Street, and Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Riverside Drive. (lapdonline.org) A second Mission Division saturation patrol is planned for Friday, May 1, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., with a checkpoint the same night from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Manchester Boulevard and Hoover Avenue. (lapdonline.org) The final two checkpoints are set for Saturday, May 2, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Tampa Avenue and Plummer Street, and at Venice Boulevard and Culver Boulevard. (lapdonline.org) LAPD said checkpoint locations are chosen using data on impaired-driving crashes and arrests, not random placement. The department also said the sites can change or be canceled. (lapdonline.org) The department said impaired driving includes alcohol, marijuana, prescription medication, and over-the-counter drugs that interfere with driving. California allows medicinal and recreational marijuana, but LAPD said driving under the influence of marijuana remains illegal. (lapdonline.org) LAPD said a first-time DUI charge carries average fines and penalties of $13,500, along with a suspended license. The enforcement program is funded by a California Office of Traffic Safety grant through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (lapdonline.org) The department posted the plan in its newsroom on April 27, putting the checkpoint schedule on the record before the weekend enforcement begins. (lapdonline.org)
