DUI Crackdown Planned on West Side This Weekend

CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Police Department’s DUI Strike Force Patrol will be out in full force Saturday night on the West Side.

A unit will be conducting DUI checks in the Ogden District (10th), which covers much of the city’s West Side, from 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 until 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 1.

“The purpose of this program is to saturate a pre-designated area with roving police officers that continually monitor vehicular traffic for signs of impaired driving,” according to a police news release sent this week. “Patrols also place emphasis on speed, alcohol-related and safety belt violations.”

Police on patrol during those hours will be equipped with breath alcohol testing devices in order to speed up the process of charging a drunk driver with a DUI. Mobile units will also be on hand.

The city’s DUI Strike Force Patrol was most recently out in Lincoln Square and Uptown last weekend, when the sting netted 56 unsafe vehicle violations and a dozen seat belt tickets, but no DUIs.