DUI Checkpoints Scheduled Across Los Angeles For Father's Day Weekend

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department is hosting DUI saturation patrols and checkpoints as families gather to celebrate Father's Day and the Juneteenth holiday.

A saturation patrol is scheduled for 3 to 11 p.m. Friday followed by four DUI checkpoints scattered across the city from the Sunset Boulevard to the San Fernando Valley.

The saturation patrols and checkpoints are:

Friday, June 16

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 3 PM to 11 PM in Southwest Area
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Sunset Boulevard and Coronado Street
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Imperial Highway and Main Street
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Van Nuys Boulevard and Remick Avenue
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Sunset Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue

Saturday, June 17

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in Rampart Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 5 PM to 1 AM in South Bureau

The LAPD will be looking for drivers impaired from alcohol and marijuana as well as some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs that interfere with driving.

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