By Sara Beth Williams–
One driver was arrested on Thursday, June 18, while eight citations were issued, during the Citrus Heights Police Department’s recent DUI checkpoint.
The Police Department partnered with the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Sacramento and the Elk Grove Police Department to conduct a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on June 18. The operation took place on Sylvan Road at Stock Ranch Road in Citrus Heights.
During the hours of 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., over 600 vehicles were screened, eight citations were issued, five Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were conducted, and one was arrested. Only one vehicle was towed, law enforcement said.
“The collaboration with our regional partners went well, and the checkpoint helped reinforce our commitment to vehicular and pedestrian safety,” the Police Department said in a statement Tuesday.
A prior DUI checkpoint in September last year saw four arrests, with officers screening 923 vehicles over the course of the evening and into early morning hours.
Funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety, the checkpoint was part of an ongoing effort to deter impaired driving and promote road safety.
The department emphasizes that checkpoints like this are critical in helping reduce alcohol- and drug-related crashes, which remain a leading cause of serious injuries and deaths on California roadways.
While DUI checkpoints are announced in advance, locations are kept undisclosed. The department says locations are determined after analyzing data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The purpose of DUI checkpoints is to “promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.”
