Brentwood, CA – Brentwood Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on 12/20/2019, on Sand Creek Road at Shady Willow Lane, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, with officers checking drivers for proper licensing.
Brentwood Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI.
In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. Over the course of the past 2 years Brentwood PD officers have investigated DUI collisions resulting in 52 injuries.
Brentwood Police Department offers these reminders to ensure you have a safe night of fun that doesn’t involve a DUI:
- Always use a designated sober driver – a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation – to get home.
- See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys and help them make other arrangements to find a sober way home.
- Report drunk drivers – Call 911.
- Hosting a party? Offer nonalcoholic drinks. Monitor who are drinking and how they are getting home.
Getting home safely is cheap, but getting a DUI is not! Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be upwards of $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.
Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Brentwood Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
6 comments
Why tf would you write an article like this. Stating where they will be located at? The point is to catch DWI/DUIs not tell them where to avoid while driving
Because the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that they were constitutional, but they mandated that checkpoints must be publicized ahead of time. If the police don’t publicize a checkpoint it can be considered a detention without reasonable suspicion, and that violates your Fourth Amendment rights. Got it?
SW, what a totally stupid ruling and/or stupid interpretation of the 4th Amendment if there ever was one! I bet Ginsburg was in on this. think about it! Publicizing the location defies the entire reason for having checkpoints!
SW, if the cops smells booze on your breath or you’re rolling your eyeballs back and saying, “Yeah, man.. groovy” and reek of dope …. then you’re under the influence then the detention is definitely because of reasonable suspicion.
I believe one reason is to discourage drinking and driving
The drunks will just take a different route and still kill someone.
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