Source: Santa Maria Police Department
8 drivers were arrested for DUI while conducting a DUI checkpoint on June 24, 2022.
The checkpoint was held at the 300 block of West Stowell road from 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
17 drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, 233 vehicles were screened, and 1 driver was arrested for a felony warrant.
Checkpoint locations are based on a history of crashes and DUI arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired.
The Santa Maria Police Department will hold another DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint in the upcoming months.
Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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With a turn out like that they should do this checkpoint daily what’s our law-enforcement doing?
FREEDUMB!!!