Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoint Announced For SWR
"DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests..." police said.
TEMECULA, CA — Temecula police announced Tuesday an upcoming DUI/driver's license checkpoint in town. The operation is slated to begin around 8 p.m. Friday and last through 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Police do not disclose exact locations of the checkpoints ahead of time, but said it will be somewhere within city limits.
"The deterrent effect of High Visibility Enforcement using both DUI checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols has proven to lower the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug impaired crashes," police said. "Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized proactive DUI operations are conducted routinely."
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Funding for the operation comes from state and federal grants.
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