CHP Announces Plans for Checkpoint in Woodland Hills

In advance of St. Patrick's Day, the California Highway Patrol will stage two DUI/license checkpoints this weekend, one in East Los Angeles and the other in Woodland Hills, authorities said.

The Woodland Hills checkpoint will be on Canoga Avenue, just south of Califa Avenue, from 9 p.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday, according to the CHP.

The East Los Angeles checkpoint will operate tonight on Whittier Boulevard, just west of Hoefner Avenue, from 7:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday

The checkpoints will be staffed by CHP officers trained to detect alcohol and impaired drivers. Motorists who are found to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs can expect to be arrested, according to the CHP. Those individuals found to be driving without a valid license will be cited and their vehicles may be impounded.