SCV Sheriff’s Station Arrests 4 Drivers During DUI Checkpoint Friday

Posted by: KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 in Santa Clarita News September 14, 2013 - 11:17 am 0 157 Views

PRESS RELEASE
A DUI/ Driver’s License checkpoint was conducted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Friday September 13, 2013 between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. as part of the city of Santa Clarita’s commitment to traffic safety.

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The checkpoint was just one of many that have been and will be conducted throughout this year in the Santa Clarita Valley. The location was on Railroad Avenue and Oak Ridge Drive.

DUI Checkpoints along with regularly scheduled high visibility DUI enforcement serves as a proven deterrent with the goal of removing alcohol and drugged impaired drivers and heightening awareness of the dangers of driving under the influence.

1,388 vehicles were screened –

4 – Drivers were given FST’s.

2 – Drivers were arrested for DUI (1 for drugs, the other alcohol).

1 – Driver was arrested for drug possession.

7 – Unlicensed and/or suspended/revoked drivers were sent to court.

1 – Driver was arrested/cited/released on an outstanding arrest warrant

5 – Drivers were cited and sent to court for various vehicle code violations.

5 – Vehicles were towed, (2 with a 30-day impound holds).

“Over the course of the past five years, DUI collisions have claimed 11 lives and resulted in 255 injury crashes harming 363 of our friends and neighbors,” said Sergeant Cohen. “If everyone planned ahead for a sober non-drinking designated drivers these numbers could be lowered to Zero.

Those arrested and convicted for DUI can expect jail time, vehicle storage or impound fees, license suspension, fines, fees, DUI classes, insurance rates will increase and other expenses that can push the cost of an arrest to over $10,000; not to mention the embarrassment they’ll face around family, friends & co-workers.

Please keep our streets and highways safer every day of the week: Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911! Funding for this and other DUI operations are from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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