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Driver’s License / DUI Checkpoint Results
| Nature of Incident: | Driver’s License / DUI Checkpoint Results | ||||
| Report Number: | N/A | ||||
| Location: | Fillmore, CA | ||||
| Date & Time: | September 27th from 7:00PM to 12:00AM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Fillmore Police Department, Thousand Oaks Police Department- Traffic Bureau, Camarillo Police Department- Traffic Bureau | ||||
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| Narrative: | |||||
| Fillmore, California – On September 27, 2024, three (3) drivers were cited for driving without a driver’s license and one (1) driver was cited for having an open container inside a vehicle at a DUI / Driver’s License Checkpoint on September 27, 2024. The DUI / Driver’s License Checkpoint was held on Central Avenue near Santa Clara Street from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM Three drivers were cited for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license. A total of 164 drivers were contacted. One driver was cited for having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle, a violation of VC 23222(a). Zero (0) drivers were arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads. Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.   |
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Prepared by: |
Sergeant Gunnar Dike | ||||
| News Release Date: | September 30, 2024 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Sergeant Gunnar Dike Office: (805) 524-2233 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: |
Captain Eduardo Malagon, Chief of Police |
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511