DUI Checkpoints Scheduled in or Around Encino-Tarzana this Weekend

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, 8 P.M. to 2 A.M. in the Central Bureau area
• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at Manchester Avenue at Denver Avenue, Los Angeles,

Saturday

• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 8 P.M. to 1 A.M. at Van Nuys Boulevard at Roscoe Boulevard, Panorama City

Sunday

• DUI Saturation Patrol, 8 P.M. to 12 A.M. in the Southwest Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol, 5 P.M. to 1 A.M. in the Van Nuys Area
• Sobriety & Driver’s License Checkpoint, 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. at Manchester Avenue at Hoover Street, Los Angeles, California

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