Crime & Safety
Sheriff's Department Plans DUI, License Checkpoint
The checkpoint is aimed at reducing the amount of alcohol-related deaths in Malibu.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will hold a DUI checkpoint next week in Malibu.
The checkpoint will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 at an undisclosed location within the city limits of Malibu between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3:30 a.m., according to the Lost Hills/Malibu Sheriff's Station.
Deputies will be checking drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment.
"Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough," according to the Sheriff's Department.
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