DUI Checkpoints Around Calabasas For Memorial Day Weekend

LOS ANGELES, CA — Police will hit the streets looking for drunken drivers with DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols all over Los Angeles County this Memorial Day weekend.

Law enforcement agencies including the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the California Highway Patrol will ramp up patrols beginning at 6:01 p.m. Friday through and extend through 11:59 p.m. Monday. According to the California Highway Patrol, all available officers will be on patrol.

"Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of summer and a time when many families and travelers will be on the go," said CHP Commissioner Joe Farrow. "CHP officers will take to the roads throughout the holiday weekend and will be working to save lives through seat belt education and enforcement."

Thirty-nine people died statewide in collisions during the 2016 Memorial Day weekend, and two-thirds of them were not wearing seat belts, Farrow said. CHP officers made 1,065 DUI arrests during that weekend.

DUI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols:

Friday

DUI Saturation Patrol in the Southeast LA Area – 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Figueroa Street at Meridian Street, Los Angeles – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Vermont Avenue at 6th Street, Los Angeles – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Washington Boulevard at Yale Avenue, Marina del Rey, California – 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.

Saturday

DUI Saturation Patrol in the Central LA area – 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

DUI Saturation Patrol in the Hollywood area – 6 P.M. to 2 A.M.

DUI/Driver License Checkpoint at Topanga Canyon Boulevard at Chatsworth Street, Chatsworth – 8 P.M. to 2 A.M.

Sunday

DUI Saturation Patrol in the 77 th Street Area – 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.
DUI Saturation Patrol in the Topanga Area – 5 P.M. to 1 A.M.

Patch staffer Paige Austin and City News Service contributed to this report. Photo: Shutterstock