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Newark, Calif. – On September 1^st, 2023, 1 driver was arrested for a DUI warrant, and 24 others were cited for either driving without a license or driving on a suspended license at a DUI checkpoint in Newark.

The DUI checkpoint was held at Thornton Ave near Newark Blvd. from 6pm to 2am.

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 during the National Winter DUI Mobilization in late 2023.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.