DUI Checkpoints Around Los Angeles this Weekend

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Los Angeles police and sheriff’s deputies will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers throughout the Labor Day weekend with a series of DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols.

“Over the past three years, there have been 7,048 DUI-related traffic collisions in Los Angeles, which have resulted in 60 fatalities and 2,818 injuries,” according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department. “If you are planning a gathering or celebration with alcohol included, or if you are out on the town, plan ahead and designate a non-drinking sober driver. A DUI or drug-impaired arrest can costs up to $10,000 or even more, including time in jail, the loss or your driver license and high insurance rates.”

DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols

Friday

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint in an undisclosed location in Santa Monica -- 7 P.M. to 3 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint in an undisclosed location in Lancaster -- 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

DUI Saturation Patrol in Mission area of Los Angeles – 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.

DUI Saturation Patrol in Central Bureau area of Los Angeles – 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Saturday

DUI Saturation Patrols in Long Beach -- 7:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Ventura Boulevard and Columbus Avenue, Los Angeles –8 P.M. to 2 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Florence Avenue and Main Street, Los Angeles – 8 P.M. to 2 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Rosecrans Avenue and Menlo Avenue, Los Angeles – 8 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Sunday

DUI Saturation Patrol in Mission Area, Los Angeles – 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Westminster Ave. in Seal Beach -- 6:00 P.M. to 3:00 A.M.
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