LAPD Plans DUI Checkpoint for North Hollywood

The Los Angeles Police Department is planning a series of DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols this weekend has the holiday party season gets underway.

Friday night there will be a checkpoint starting at 8 p.m. in North Hollywood on Victory Boulevard. On saturday the LAPD will hold a checkpoint on La Brea Avenue near Culver City. On both nights, officers will conduct DUI patrols saturating the Wilshire Area.

According to the LAPD, there have been 7,048 DUI-related traffic collisions in Los Angeles, resulting in 60 fatalities and 2,818 injuries.

The police department advises, “If you are planning a gathering or celebration with alcohol included, or if you are out on the town, plan ahead and designate a non-drinking sober driver.”