LASD's Traffic Services Detail DUI / CDL Checkpoint, City of Commerce

6/27/15

LASD's Traffic Services Detail DUI / CDL Checkpoint, City of Commerce, Saturday, June 27, 2015, Nets 4 Arrests



Commerce, CA - Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Traffic Services Detail conducted a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, June 27, 2015, on Telegraph Road, just north of Washington Boulevard, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.

DUI/Drivers License checkpoints have been shown to lower DUI deaths and injuries. A major component of these checkpoints are the deterrent effects it has on those who might drive drunk or drugged impaired, bringing about more awareness and encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent. Ninety Percent of California drivers approve of checkpoints.

2000 Vehicles through the Checkpoint

1245 Drivers Checked at the Checkpoint

3 DUI Alcohol Suspects Arrested

1 DUI Drug (Marijuana) Suspect Arrested

3 Vehicles were Stored for 1 Day

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will be conducting additional DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols throughout the upcoming year in our ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries upon our streets and highways.

Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety http://www.ots.ca.gov/ through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/

If you see dangerous driving, Report Drunk Drivers Call 9-1-1!



AS A DRIVER, PLAN AHEAD WITH THESE TIPS:

Arrange rides home for your friends, family, co-workers and yourself before the drinking begins

Identify and provide free non-alcoholic drinks or other promotional items to the Designated Driver

Party hosts and servers must limit drinks to your guests or patrons. Don't serve more than one or two over several hours.

Cut back on the amount of drinks you plan to bring to the party and provide plenty of food.



Coordinated by:

Sergeant Daniel A. Dail

Traffic Services Detail

Risk Management Bureau

Professional Standards Division

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

(323) 890-5400

www.lasd.org



Steve E. Biagini, Captain

East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

(323) 264-4151



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Jim McDonnell, Sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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Jim McDonnell, Sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department



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