Officers from the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall office will be conducting sobriety tests at a DUI checkpoint Friday night in an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County.

The checkpoint will be in place from 6:30 p.m. Friday night to 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Officials with the CHP did not disclose where the checkpoint would be located.

Motorists approaching the checkpoint will see informational signs advising them of a sobriety checkpoint ahead. Once diverted into the lane, motorists will be detained only momentarily while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint.

The goal of the DUI Checkpoint is to create awareness among the motoring public, to deter people from driving under the influence, and to keep the streets safe for all. Although
checkpoints tend to reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, the CHP will apprehend DUI drivers who fail to heed the warnings.

Even though arrest totals do not rise dramatically, the psychological influence a checkpoint has on the motoring public is invaluable, CHP officials said.

Sobriety checkpoints are conducted in accordance to the guidelines for checkpoint operations outlined in the Supreme Court decision, Ingersol vs. Palmer. Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked. If traffic volume becomes too heavy, vehicles to be checked will be selected by a pre-set standard, such as every fifth or 10th vehicle, in order to assure objectivity.

For more information, contact California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Josh Greengard at (661) 294-5540.

Ed. Note: This information was provided to KHTS by the California Highway Patrol.

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