The La Mesa Police Department and San Diego Sheriff’s Office introduced Friday and Saturday night time DUI checkpoints as vacation drunk driving enforcement ramps up throughout the area.
Officers in La Mesa will likely be stopping drivers from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday at 4900 Spring Street to test for alcohol or marijuana impairment.
“Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,” Police Chief Ray Sweeney stated. “Any prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improves traffic safety.”
Then on Saturday, sheriff’s deputies will likely be stopping drivers from 6 p.m. till 2 a.m. Sunday at an undisclosed location in Vista.
Checkpoint areas are chosen primarily based on a historical past of DUI crashes and arrests. They are sometimes introduced prematurely to discourage individuals who would possibly drink or smoke to extra after which get behind the wheel.
The two checkpoints come because the San Diego Police Department begins extra vacation patrols underneath the nationwide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over marketing campaign towards drunk driving.
From Friday by New Year’s Day, extra officers will likely be on patrol on the lookout for impaired drivers.
Anyone charged with a first-time DUI faces a median of $13,500 in fines and penalties, in addition to a suspended license.