DUI Checkpoint Results For Limonite, Cloverdale Marketplace: 6 Arrests

EASTVALE, CA — A Driving Under the Influence / Driver’s License checkpoint held Saturday in Eastvale screened over 1,000 vehicles to keep the roads safe from intoxicated drivers, Riverside County Sheriff's Department reported.

The checkpoint, held at Limonite Avenue and Cloverdale Marketplace yielded the following results:

• 1,061 vehicles screened.
• 5 Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs) conducted.
• 2 arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
• 1 arrested for a miscellaneous misdemeanor.
• 4 arrested for driving with a suspended driver’s license.
• 19 citations were issued for driving without a driver’s license.
• 6vehicles were stored.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes, according to Sgt. Ignacio Robles. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

According to the sheriff's department, the location was chosen due to the number of impaired driving-related crashes in a specific area.

“Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,” Robles said. “Any prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improve traffic safety.”

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Jurupa Valley Station, wanted to remind the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving, according to Robles. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

"Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license," he said.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.