LANCASTER – One motorist was arrested for drunken driving and 11 people were arrested for various other violations during an overnight driver’s license/sobriety checkpoint in Lancaster, authorities said.
The checkpoint was conducted on Avenue J at Genoa Avenue from 6 p.m. Friday, May 29, to 2 a.m. Saturday, May 30.
The checkpoint results are as follows:
* 914 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint.
* 894 drivers were checked at the checkpoint.
* One DUI – alcohol suspect was arrested.
* One driver was arrested for possession of narcotics.
* Five unlicensed drivers were arrested and sent to court.
* One suspect was arrested and sent to court for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive their vehicle.
* Four suspended/revoked drivers were arrested and sent to court.
* One driver was cited for possession of an open container of alcohol.
* One vehicle was stored for one day.
* Three vehicles were impounded for 30 days.
* Five 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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Karla says
Why not make better arrest by investigating better the places that seem to be on high alert. Not everyone has The time money or patience to deal with going to court for unintentionally driving down the wrong road.
ANON says
The powers that be literally feed on the people who live(or attempt to live) in the Antelope Valley. People living in the AV are viewed as wallets to suck dry or future inmates to prop up arrest stats. As a person who has lost his license before, I can attest to how difficult it can be to get a license again. It costs a small fortune, and while you’re trying make the money to pay the insane fees to get your license back, you still gotta get to work somehow which means you have to drive.
Just Saying says
You should know that check points are mandated by the State of California, there are hundreds of them up and down the state each weekend, and the only control local law enforcement has is picking the street to put it on. Please also notice that any fine you pay is made out to “County of Los Angeles”, not “Antelope Valley”. I know it sucks, but take it up with Eric Garcetti and the Dept. of Transportation.
Rankin says
Why not impound all the violators who were “sent to court”? That would certainly get them to court. Are they checked for current ins? Are they permitted to drive away after being sighted?