{"id":10517,"date":"2019-08-29T18:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psnews.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/29\/police-sobriety-and-driver-license-checkpoint-notification-friday-august-30-2019-midtown\/"},"modified":"2019-08-29T18:59:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T01:59:51","slug":"police-sobriety-and-driver-license-checkpoint-notification-friday-august-30-2019-midtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psnews.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/29\/police-sobriety-and-driver-license-checkpoint-notification-friday-august-30-2019-midtown\/","title":{"rendered":"POLICE: Sobriety and Driver License Checkpoint Notification, Friday, August 30, 2019, Midtown"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS IS A DIRECT REPOST FROM THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MEDIA RELEASE<\/h4>\n

he Sacramento Police Department will be conducting a DUI\/Driver\u2019s License Checkpoint on 8\/30\/19, on 16th Street near C Street between the hours of 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. <\/p>\n

DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and\/or drug impairment, with officers checking drivers for proper licensing. <\/p>\n

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The Sacramento Police Department reminds drivers that \u201cDUI Doesn\u2019t Just Mean Booze.\u201d 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. <\/p>\n

In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes on California roads. <\/p>\n

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The Sacramento Police Department offers these reminders to ensure you have a safe night of fun that doesn\u2019t involve a DUI: <\/p>\n

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  • Always use a designated sober driver \u2013 a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation \u2013 to get home. <\/li>\n
  • See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys and help them make other arrangements to find a sober way home. <\/li>\n
  • Report drunk drivers \u2013 Call 911. <\/li>\n
  • Hosting a party? Offer nonalcoholic drinks. Monitor who are drinking and how they are getting home. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Getting home safely is cheap, but getting a DUI is not! Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be upwards of $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time. <\/p>\n

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    If you have any questions, please contact Traffic Section\/Motor Unit Sergeant Matt Armstrong #3066 at 916-808-3778. Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Sacramento Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. <\/p>\n

    Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized proactive DUI operations are conducted routinely.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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