Crime & Safety
One Arrested, 21 Cited During Berkeley DUI Checkpoint
Twenty-one others were cited for driving without a license during the public safety event.
BERKELEY, CA — One driver was arrested for driving under the influence and 21 others were cited for driving without a license during a DUI checkpoint in Berkeley, Friday, Aug. 12, officials announced today.
The checkpoint which reached 446 vehicles, was held at the intersection of Adeline Street and Alcatraz Avenue from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Berkeley Police said in a news release issued Monday, Aug. 15.
"DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes," Berkeley Police explained in the release. "The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads."
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Funding for the checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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