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5 arrested, none for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

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PALMDALE – No one was arrested for driving under the influence, but 5 people were arrested for other violations at a DUI/ driver’s license checkpoint in Palmdale Friday night and early Saturday morning, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1o, to 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, in the westbound lanes of Palmdale Boulevard at 17th Street East, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The results of the checkpoint are as follows:

  • 962 vehicles were screened.
  • 5 drivers were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license.

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Last year the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigated 395 DUI collisions that killed 21 people and injured 590 others. The Sheriff’s Department is reminding drivers that DUI doesn’t just mean booze. Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.

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

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.

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5 comments for "5 arrested, none for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint"

  1. Drunk driving is in sharp decline all across the nation. And it’s been going that way for 20 years. People have simply gotten the message and local badge pushers would do well to understand that. But importing drunk drivers from abroad will do nicely. That of course when they’re not quietly importing little Mohammed and the suicide boys behind America’s back.

  2. Almost 1000 cars and only 5 people taken for licence violations? Not worth the man hours and efforts (money). Why don’t they set up along Av 50 East between Palmdale and M where a few people have lost their lives in the past couple of months from head on collisions. There’s a huge red flag there and authorities aren’t doing anything about it.

  5. Kudos to our local Sheriff Dept. , for a job well done. Almost 1000 cars screened and 5 drivers taken off of our streets by breaking the rules.
    Safety is paramount.
    With close to 1000 cars screened and only 5 infractions, it shows that our driving populace is finally getting the message.
    Stay safe, everyone.