DUI Checkpoint Scheduled In Southwest Riverside County

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Deputies with the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint this weekend at an undisclosed location within Lake Elsinore city limits, it was announced this week.

The checkpoint will begin Saturday at 9 p.m. and end at 3 a.m. Sunday, sheriff's officials said.

"DUI checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests," according to the sheriff's department. "Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, with officers checking drivers for proper licensing."

The Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station is reminding motorists that if you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI.

"Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI," officials said.

Those arrested for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol can spend time in jail and pay up to $13,500, including fines, fees, classes, license suspensions and other expenses.

Last year the Lake Elsinore Station investigated 56 DUI collisions that claimed one life and resulted in another 19 injuries, according to officials.