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28 citations issued, no one arrested for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

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PALMDALE – No one was arrested for driving under the influence, but 28  citations were issued for other violations at a DUI 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, Aug. 26, to 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, on Palmdale Boulevard and 15th Street East, according to a news release from the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

The results of the checkpoint are as follows:

  • 1,202 vehicles were contacted.
  • 22 motorists were cited for driving without a license.
  • Two motorists were cited for driving without an ignition interlock device.
  • Five vehicles were impounded/stored.

The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road, sheriff’s officials said. Checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of DUI-related crashes, according to the sheriff’s department.

Funding for the Palmdale DUI checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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6 comments for "28 citations issued, no one arrested for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint"

  1. DON’T BE DISAPPOINTED BRAVE DEPUTIES…

    AFTER ALL YOU TRIED TO CATCH A DUI…

    AND YOU WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ONE IF THEY HAD DRIVEN INTO THE ROAD BLOCK…

    IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT MEN…

    MAYBE THE DUI’S WERE ALL WARNED BY THE BAR OWNERS AND JUST DROVE AROUND THE ROAD BLOCK ON THEIR WAY TO GET HAMMERED…

    AND HOME AGAIN…

    THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT TIME…

    MAYBE YOU GUYS WILL CATCH ONE THEN…

    SIGH…

    ***

    • grandpa, your caps lock key is stuck again and you are spewing you’re crazy talk again. did you take your pills?

    • The only recent DUI arrest was the deputy who crashed his patrol vehicle in Santa Clarita.. LASD would have covered it up given half a chance.

        • They gave it their best effort…first cop on the scene gave him a ride home and tried to sober him up before they gave him a sobriety test. Just another example of a guy who will say “Hey I’m a good cop it isn’t like I was DUI myself. Don’t blame me for a few bad apples.”