DUI Checkpoint Coming to Walnut, Diamond Bar Area Aug. 4

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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REGION - The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has scheduled a DUI checkpoint for Friday, August 4.

The checkpoint will be held at an undisclosed location within the Walnut/Diamond Bar Station patrol area beginning at 6 p.m. and ending Saturday morning at 2 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Department.

“DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road,” according to the Sheriff’s Department in a written statement.

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