Labor Day DUI Checkpoints/Patrols Planned Across Westside LA

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department is wrapping up the summer season with a blitz of DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols through the Labor Day Weekend.

"As the summer travel season wraps up, the Los Angeles Police Department reminds drivers to stay safe and be responsible by never driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs," the police department said in a written statement. "To help keep our community safe, the LAPD will have additional officers on patrol from August 16 through Labor Day (September 4) looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The additional efforts to prevent impaired driving are part of a national enforcement campaign, Driver Sober or Get Pulled Over."

In addition to the LAPD, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the California Highway Ptarol, and multiple other law enforcement agencies will be conducting anti-DUI efforts countywide.

During the 2022 Labor Day weekend, CHP officers statewide arrested just over 900 motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence, compared to roughly 1,000 taken into custody during the same period in 2021.

Fifty-two people died in wrecks throughout California over Labor Day weekend 2022, the agency said.

Officials noted that, with most CHP officers and sergeants certified as "drug recognition experts," or DREs, they will be better equipped to spot motorists under the influence of marijuana and other drugs.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 13,384 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes in 2021 — that’s one person every 39 minutes.

The LAPD will be looking for impaired drivers in the following areas:

Thursday, August 31

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 3 PM to 11 PM in North Hollywood Area
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Slauson Avenue and 110 Freeway

Friday, September 1

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 4 PM to 12 AM in Newton Area
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Wilshire Boulevard and Union Avenue
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Venice Boulevard and Ocean Avenue

Saturday, September 2

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 2 PM to 10 PM in Pacific Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM in South Bureau
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at De Soto Avenue and Rinaldi Street
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Van Nuys Boulevard and Roscoe Boulevard

Sunday, September 3

• DUI Saturation Patrol from 3 PM to 11 PM in North Hollywood Area
• DUI Saturation Patrol from 6 PM to 2 AM in South Bureau
• DUI Checkpoint from 6 PM to 11 PM at Rosecrans Avenue and Menlo Avenue

City News Service contributed to this report.