Crime & Safety
Petaluma DUI Checkpoint Results Released
Two checkpoints were used during the Friday night action, resulting in 5 citations and 2 arrests, including a 60-year-old woman with priors.
PETALUMA - Petaluma Police have released the results of DUI checkpoints they conducted late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Police say five citations were made at the first of two checkpoints in the northbound lanes of Lakeville St. between East Ct. and Wilson St., where 692 drivers were checked between 6:15 p.m. and 9 p.m.
According to police, one of the citations was issued to 60-year-old Debra Dickerson from Alameda who - after two previous DUI convictions - did not have a court-mandated Electronic Interlock Device in her 2003 Honda, requiring her to provide a breath sample before the car would start. Her vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
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Police say eight drivers were asked to conduct a series of field sobriety tests if alcohol intoxication was suspected. None of those eight were found to be under the influence of alcohol.
Three drivers were cited for driving without possessing a valid California Driver’s License, and two drivers were cited for driving on a suspended driver’s license.
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According to Petaluma Police, a second checkpoint was set up on North Petaluma Blvd. at Oak St., and ran from 10:30 p.m. until 2:15.a.m.
Two arrests were made at this checkpoint.
21-year-old Petaluma resident Denis Beaudoin was stopped by an officer when he attempted to drive around cones in an attempt to avoid the checkpoint, according to police.
They say Beaudoin showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol and performed poorly on the field sobriety test where his breath test result showed he was over the legal limit of .08 blood alcohol content.
Beaudoin was released with a citation to appear in court for DUI and driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of above .08.
Police say Juan Guzman was contacted after entering the second checkpoint at 2:00 a.m. They say Guzman showed signs of being under the influence and also performed poorly of sobriety tests.
Guzman was also released with a citation to appear for DUI and driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of above .08.
-file image of DUI checkpoint via Patch archives
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