DUI Checkpoints Scheduled in or Around Encino-Tarzana

Los Angeles, CA -- Los Angeles police and sheriff’s deputies will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers throughout the 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 Saturation Patrol, 6 P.M. to 2 A.M. in the Olympic Area
• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. in West Hollywood
• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 8 P.M. to 2 A.M. at Sepulveda Boulevard at Raymer Street in Van Nuys

Saturday

• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 7 P.M. to 1 A.M. at State Street at 4th Street, Los Angeles
• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint,, 8 P.M. to 2 A.M. at Vermont Ave at Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
• Sunday
• DUI Saturation Patrol, 12 P.M. to 8 P.M. in the Southeast Area

Sunday

• DUI Saturation Patrol, 12 P.M. to 8 P.M. in Southeast Area of Los Angeles

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