A DUI and driver’s license checkpoint held Friday by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies resulted in three arrests, Sheriff’s Station officials announced Saturday.
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The checkpoint, which was conducted in Santa Clarita between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m., yielded the following results:
- 1,755 vehicles through the checkpoint
- 1,320 drivers checked at the checkpoint
- 3 unlicensed drivers arrested and sent to court
- 1 vehicle stored for 1 day
- 3 vehicles released per checkpoint release procedures
Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public, according to a Sheriff’s Station nixle news release.
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DUI/driver’s license checkpoints, which are approved of by 90 percent of California drivers, have been shown to lower DUI deaths and injuries, officials said.
A major component of checkpoints are the deterrent effects it has on those who might drive drunk or drugged, raising awareness and encouraging residents to use sober designated drivers, the nixle release stated.
Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com.Checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 per every $1 spent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to conduct additional checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols throughout the upcoming year as part of an ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries on streets and highways, officials said.
Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.