Full Notification

The Cypress Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Friday, December 17, 2010, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. within the city limits. The department is continuing its efforts at lowering the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes locally and through the County’s Avoid DUI Task Force Campaign with this DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint. Personnel will be checking drivers to identify and arrest offenders, as well as heightening awareness to the dangers of impaired driving.

As we approach the Christmas holiday, statistically the fact is the roads are still dangerous and your odds of being involved in an alcohol involved collision can be high.

A major component of the checkpoints, beyond taking dangerous drivers off the road, is to increase awareness of the consequences of impaired driving and encourage using sober designated drivers. A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Cypress Police Department believes motorists are deterred from drinking and driving.

Law Enforcement encourages everyone to Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911! Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.