One driver arrested for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

PALMDALE – One motorist was arrested for driving under the influence and more than a dozen other motorists were arrested for license violations at a DUI checkpoint in Palmdale this past weekend, authorities announced.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday, July 29, to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at Avenue S and 40th Street East, according to a news release from Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

The results of the checkpoint are as follows:

• 1152 vehicles were contacted.
• Three motorists were cited for driving on a suspended license.
• 13 people were cited for driving without a license.
• One person was cited for a misdemeanor warrant.
• One motorist was arrested for driving under the influence.
• Four vehicles were impounded/stored.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

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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