INCIDENT: Traffic Safety Checkpoint
DATE/TIME: Friday, December 16, 2022
Checkpoint 9:00PM – 3:00A.M.
LOCATION: DUI / CDL Checkpoint at Garey Avenue and Monterey Avenue.
UNIT: Traffic Services
Pomona Calif. – On Friday, December 16, 2022, Pomona Police arrested a convicted felon for possession of a loaded firearm and narcotics during a DUI / Driver's License Checkpoint. In addition, 14 drivers were cited for operating a motor vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended / revoked license and Six (6) vehicles were towed. The Checkpoint was held at Garey Avenue and Monterey Avenue between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. In 2021, the Pomona Police Department investigated 135 DUI collisions that resulted in 2 deaths and injuring 48 people.
Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be approximately $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.
Pomona Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.
Pomona Police Department will be conducting other DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols in our ongoing commitment to take suspected impaired drivers off our streets and highways, ultimately lowering the risk for deaths and injuries.
Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Prepared by: Traffic Services
Pomona Police Department
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