Full Notification

DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint planned in San Dimas

Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department San Dimas Station will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on August 16, 2013, in city of San Dimas, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.

Deputy Sheriffs will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Deputies will also check drivers for proper licensing and will strive to delay motorists only momentarily. When possible, specially trained deputies will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000.

The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.

In 2010, over 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or higher. In California, this deadly crime led to 791 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. “Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed one life and resulted in twenty eight injury crashes harming thirty of our friends and neighbors,” said Sergeant Raymond Roth.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public.
“DUI Checkpoints have been an essential part of the phenomenal reduction in DUI deaths that we witnessed since 2006 in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. “But since the tragedy of DUI accounts for nearly one third of traffic fatalities, we need the high visibility enforcement and public awareness that checkpoints provide.”

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to San Dimas Sheriff Station by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to continue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1.

To schedule an interview regarding the San Dimas Traffic Safety Operation please contact Sergeant Raymond Roth 909-450-2770 or via email at [email protected].

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
San Dimas Station
270 S Walnut Av, San Dimas, CA 91773
Phone: (909) 450-2700 or (626) 332-1184

www.lasd.org
Twitter https://twitter.com/sdmlasd
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SanDimasSheriffsStation

Receive Text/Emails: www.Nixle.com

Or in the City of San Dimas, Code Red http://bit.ly/130HiGY

Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau Newsroom
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
4700 Ramona Blvd., Monterey Park, CA 91754
Phone: (323)267-4800

[email protected]
Twitter: @LASD_News http://twitter.com/#!/LASD_News
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment
Receive Text/Emails: www.Nixle.com

Partner to prevent or report crime by contacting your local Sheriff's station. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call "LA Crime Stoppers" by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

To receive detailed, up-to-date information directly from the LASD via e-mail, register for "Nixle" alerts at www.Nixle.com and register for "LASD – San Dimas Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff" and also register for your local LASD station area. Or, text your zip code to 888777 to receive text alerts only. Standard text messaging rates may apply, depending on your calling plan.