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DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Planned this Weekend at Fremont Ave. and Orange St. between 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.

Alhambra, CA – Alhambra Police Department Traffic Bureau, part of the Los Angeles County Avoid DUI Task Force, will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, December 19, 2014, at Fremont Avenue and Orange Street between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.

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 an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

Accordingly to the California Office of Traffic Safety 2013 Annual Performance Report, there were 802 alcohol impaired driving fatalities and nearly 24,000 serious injuries in California. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver in 2012.

“Over the course of the past three years, 44 DUI related collisions in Alhambra have claimed 1 life and injured an additional 56 of our friends and neighbors.” said Lt. Jennifer Wiese, from the Alhambra Police Department.

Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing delaying motorists only momentarily. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving, which now accounts for a growing number of impaired driving crashes. Drugs which may impair driving not only include illegal narcotics, but many prescription drugs, marijuana, and even some over-the-counter medications.

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000 not to mention the embarrassment when friends and family find out.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Alhambra Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1’.