Deputies to Hold Malibu DUI Checkpoint

Don’t forget your designated driver!

The Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, May 29, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. somewhere within the city limits of Malibu.

DUI Checkpoints locations are chosen based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests.

Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.

“Over the course of the past three years in the contract cities policed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, DUI collisions have claimed 33 lives and resulted in 898 injury crashes harming 1330 of our friends and neighbors,” said Sgt. Daniel A. Dail of Traffic Services Detail.

In California, impaired driving led to 802 deaths in 2012. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed.

Deputies will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment while also checking drivers for proper licensing.

Recent statistics reveal that 30 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems. A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14 percent) than did for alcohol (7.3 percent). Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4 percent, slightly more than alcohol.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.

Nearly 90 percent of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

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