DUI Checkpoint Set for Tonight in Roseville

and local law enforcement will conduct a DUI/drivers license checkpoint tonight, Friday, Dec. 16, at an undisclosed location with the city limits.

This is the first checkpoint of the Avoid the 7 Winter Holiday DUI Crackdown, with several other checkpoints in Placer County through Monday, Jan. 2.

DUI checkpoints are also set for:

City of Lincoln, Saturday, Dec. 17
City of Auburn, Friday, Dec. 23
Countywide, Friday, Dec. 30

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.  A DUI arrest costs upwards of $10,000, time in jail and the loss or your drivers license, including years of increased insurance rates.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

To report drunk drivers, call 911.