BALDWIN PARK – The California Highway Patrol has scheduled a DUI checkpoint for an undisclosed location of unincorporated Industry and West Covina.

The checkpoint will begin at 7 p.m.

CHP officers trained in detecting driver impairment will staff the checkpoint and use handheld breath testing devices on those suspected of DUI. Every vehicle will be checked depending on traffic volume. If traffic is heavy, every third or fifth vehicle will be checked to ensure objectivity, according to the CHP.

CHP Baldwin Park Office Captain Susan Estrem said checkpoints tend to, “reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, even though arrest totals do not rise dramatically”.  

The psychological aspect of knowing checkpoints are happening is a valued deterrent. “We advise the news media well in advance whenever a checkpoint is planned, since extensive publicity also is viewed as a legal safeguard,” Estrem said in a written statement.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - The California Highway Patrol is planning a DUI/Driver license checkpoint in the Unincorporated area of City of Industry and West Covina Wednesday, May 5.

The checkpoint is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at an undisclosed location.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

INDUSTRY - Sheriff’s deputies will begin a DUI/Driver License checkpoint at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The checkpoint is scheduled to take place in an undisclosed location and end at 11 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Industry Station.

DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, affording the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence, Sheriff’s deputies said in a written statement.