CHP Holds Marin DUI Checkpoint

MARIN COUNTY, CA — No arrests were made or citations issued over the weekend at a Marin sobriety checkpoint, the California Highway Patrol said.

The CHP conducted the checkpoint in unincorporated Marin at Sir Francisco Drake Boulevard east of La Cuesta Drive from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.

“A key objective is to reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, rather than produce a dramatic increase of arrests,” the CHP said in a statement.

DUI checkpoints are typically held at locations in which intoxicated driving is known to be a concern, the CHP said.

“Driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or a combination of drugs and alcohol, is a significant public safety concern,” CHP Officer Darrel Horner said.

“Sobriety checkpoints provide an opportunity for the CHP to educate the public regarding the dangers of impaired driving and to remove impaired drivers from the roadway. The CHP publicizes sobriety checkpoints in advance to deter and reduce impaired driving incidents.”