Livermore DUI Checkpoint Planned Friday Night

LIVERMORE, CA — A DUI/driver's license checkpoint will be held in Livermore on Friday night, police officials said. The location of the checkpoint has not been released. Officers with the Livermore Police Department and the California Highway Patrol will be looking for alcohol and/or drug impairment and proper licensing when contacting drivers.

Police officials say the checkpoint, which is funded by the grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety in an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related collisions, deaths and injuries in the East Bay, will only delay drivers momentarily. Police warn that impaired driving includes prescription drugs and marijuana.

“In California, alcohol involved collisions led to 1,155 deaths and nearly 24,000 serious injuries in 2014 because someone failed to designate a sober driver,” police said in a statement. “Over the course of the past three years, Livermore PD officers have investigated 236 DUI collisions which have claimed three lives and resulted in another 71 injuries.”

Drivers are encouraged to designate a driver, use alternative methods of transportation to get home and download the Designated Driver VIP, or DDVIP, a free mobile app for Android or iPhone. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reminds everyone to report suspected drunken driving by calling 911.

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