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Tri-Valley law enforcement will keep an extra eye out for drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol at several sobriety checkpoints in Dublin and Livermore this weekend.
Dublin Police Services and the Livermore Police Department will both hold separate DUI and driver’s license checkpoints at undisclosed locations within their respective city limits on Friday night (Dec. 17), from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, as well as proper licensing that evening.
Both DPS and LPD will also have DUI patrols on Saturday (Dec. 18) from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. DUI checkpoints and patrols are usually done in areas that have a history of DUI-related collisions and arrests.
Driving under the influence of prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as medicinal and recreational marijuana, is also illegal. Drivers charged with a DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, on top of a suspended license and jail time.
This year LPD has investigated 65 DUI-related crashes, resulting in one fatality and several people injured, while DPS has investigated 22 DUI-related crashes including one resulting in a fatality and several injured people.
Funding for both programs is paid for by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
