Oakland Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint Tonight

From an Oakland Police Department bulletin:

The Oakland Police Department's Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Aug. 16 and 30 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. and 3 a.m.

DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes.

Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.

Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint and looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment.

Officers will also check drivers for proper licensing and will strive to delay motorists only momentarily.

Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes and other expenses that can exceed $10,000. 

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Oakland Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, targeting those who still don’t heed the message to designate a sober driver. 

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