Simi Valley, Calif. – On March 17, 2023, twelve drivers were cited at a DUI checkpoint on Friday, March 17, 2023.
The DUI checkpoint was held at Madera Road and Strathearn Place from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Ten drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed, one was cited for operating a vehicle while unlicensed and without insurance, and one driver was cited for driving with a suspended/revoked license. 884 vehicles were contacted.
DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.
The next DUI checkpoint will be held on a date yet to be determined in May or June of 2023.
Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Commander Ritchie Lew
Traffic Bureau
Simi Valley Police Department
[email protected]
(805) 583-6909
