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Redwood City Police Department
Wednesday September 24th, 2025 :: 11:43 a.m. PDT

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​​Three (3) Arrested and 43 Citations Issued​ at the ​Redwood City​ DUI Checkpoint

For Immediate Release ​September 22, 2025​ 

Contact:  ​​Sergeant Peter Cang, 650-780-7159, [email protected]​​ 

​​Three (3) Arrested and 43 Citations Issued​ at the ​Redwood City​ DUI Checkpoint 

​​Redwood City​, California – On ​9/20/2025​, and 9/21/2025 ​there was one (1) Person arrested for DUI, and two (2) people arrested for Drunk in Public​ at the DUI checkpoints. 

The DUI checkpoints were held at ​El Camino Real at Carlos St​ from ​7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Woodside Rd at Bay Rd from 11:30 p.m. to 02:30 a.m.​ 

​​37​ drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, 6 other drivers were cited for various moving violations.  There were eight (8) drivers evaluated for D.U.I, and approximately ​700​ vehicles were contacted/screened. 

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes.  The primary purpose of the DUI checkpoint 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. 

Address/Location
Redwood City Police Department
1301 Maple St
Redwood City, CA 94063

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 650-780-7100

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