INCIDENT: Traffic Safety Checkpoint
DATE/TIME: Friday, August 9, 2024
Checkpoint: 9pm – 2am
LOCATION: DUI/CDL Checkpoint at Towne Ave and Towne Center Dr
UNIT: Traffic Services Bureau
Pomona Calif. – Pomona Police Department arrest one for DUI and another for possession of a controlled substance while conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on August 9, 2024. The checkpoint was at Towne Avenue and Towne Center Drive. The Checkpoint hours were 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
In addition, 18 drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license and 8 vehicles were towed. 1419 vehicles were screened during this checkpoint.
DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. In 2023, Pomona Police Department investigated 100 DUI collisions that resulted in 4 deaths and injuring 60 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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