PALMDALE – No one was arrested for driving under the influence, but 11 unlicensed drivers were arrested at a DUI/ driver’s license checkpoint in Palmdale Friday, authorities said.
Personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Palmdale Station conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 to 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, on Avenue S, east of 37th Street East.
The results from the checkpoint are as follows:
* 1,364 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint.
* 1,315 drivers were checked at the checkpoint.
* 11 unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court.
* 11 vehicles were released per checkpoint release procedures.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting additional DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols throughout the year as part of an ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries upon streets and highways.
Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Mark says
Just wondering how 11 non DUI arrests were make at a DUI checkpoint? If you’re not doing anything illegal, they don’t have the right to search under our 4th amendment. Its a funny thing, I hear people up hold the 2nd amendment all the time (which I fully support as well). Just remember we have a whole Constitution that gives us right and protections.
sol y luna says
Well said ESE trigger.. Latinos are here to stay for good and all them racist white folks have to live with it because LA razz can care less
Mmmmk says
How do you know Mark is a racist white guy? Your comment makes you sound pretty racist yourself Latino
Russ says
says the racist Latino how does wanting our immigration laws enforced make us racist? just because its all latinos who do not know how to follow the law?
AMY JONES says
WE NEED THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO DISARM AMERICANS,WEAPONS ARE TO DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT EXIST FOR PRIVATE CITIZENS WAR VET ARE DANGEROUS
RF says
My weapons must be defective, they haven’t harmed anyone. Maybe we need to ban cars as well to prevent DUI’s?
Greg says
Just like they make sure nobody uses those illegal fireworks! Right?! Yeah, making something illegal does make it go away.
wpw says
Its not guns that are dangerous its the low life gang banger wannabes thug people who use them with the intent to do harm on one another take your disarm blah [removed]somewhere else. Constitution we have the rite to bare arms. We should be able to protect ourselves and lethal if necessary.
Mark says
* 11 unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court.
eight of them were also undocumented immigrants aka illegal aliens.
What a Country!
Ese trigger loko says
Where does it say that bs at? And “what a country” did you know that this country was founded by immigrants ? And did you know immigrants can get drivers licenses now? Just do your self a favor and get your facts before you spew out your ignorant irrelevant comments if the arrests were for immigration it would have said that .
Bob says
Mark should have said “11 unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court. Must have been undocumented immigrants aka illegal aliens”, who could not pass the driving test at the DMV, like the 70% who failed who are undocumented illegal immigrants…
Mark says
Please don’t confuse me with this Mark, I don’t say hateful things