Multiple People Arrested, Cited At DUI Checkpoint In Culver City

CULVER CITY, CA — Multiple people were arrested on suspicion of DUI and cited for driving without a license at a checkpoint last week, according to the Culver City Police Department.

The DUI and driver's license checkpoint was conducted July 16 in the 11400 block of Washington Boulevard, just northwest of Culver Boulevard, police said.

Police said that of the 884 vehicles that passed through the checkpoint, 389 vehicles were screened and yielded. Here's additional information:

• 6 DUI arrests inside the checkpoint
• 1 DUI arrest outside the checkpoint
• 1 gun arrest inside the checkpoint
• 4 unlicensed driver citations inside the checkpoint
• 2 unlicensed driver citations outside the checkpoint
• 1 suspended license citation inside the checkpoint
• 6 vehicles were towed (5 for DUI, 1 for unlicensed driver)

"We would like to remind everyone to drink responsibly and keep our streets safe by not driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs," police said. "Buzzed driving is drunk driving."

The checkpoint was part of the 2021 California Office of Traffic Safety grant requirements for the Culver City Police Department.

"DUI and Driver’s License checkpoints are an important traffic safety enforcement detail that provides for the safety of all motorists on the road," police said.

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