DUI/Driver License Checkpoint Coming Up In Redondo Beach

REDONDO BEACH, CA — The Redondo Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver License Checkpoint on Friday, August 30, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the city limits.

"The Redondo Beach Police Department reminds drivers that 'DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze,'" RBPD said. "If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI."

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on crash statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, as well as checking drivers for proper licensing, authorities said.

Since January 1, 2018, RBPD has investigated 93 DUI crashes, which have resulted in 26 injuries.

RBPD offers these reminders to ensure nights out don't involve a DUI:

• Always use a designated sober driver — a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation — to get home.
• If you see someone who is clearly too impaired try to drive, take the keys and help them make other arrangements to find a sober way home.
• Report drunk drivers by calling 9-1-1.
• If you host a party, offer nonalcoholic drinks, monitor who is drinking and how they are getting home.

Drivers charged with a DUI can expect it to cost "upwards of $13,500," RBPD said. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses — not to mention possible jail time.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Redondo Beach Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.