Crime & Safety

Police Plan DUI Checkpoint Friday in Murrieta

Drivers will be checked for sobriety and valid driver's licenses.

A DUI/driver's license checkpoint is set for Murrieta tonight.

Between 7 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday, the Murrieta Police Department will conduct the checkpoint at an undisclosed location. 

Motorists approaching the checkpoint will see signs advising them that it is ahead, said Murrieta police Cpl. Jay Froboese, in a news release. Cars will be directed into a single lane, where they will be momentarily detained while an officer explains the purpose of the checkpoint, he said.

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"Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked."

The checkpoint is being held in cooperation with the Riverside County Avoid the 30 campaign, and is completely funded by the State of California through the Office of Traffic Safety.

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A checkpoint planned on Dec. 17 by the Murrieta Police Department was canceled due to rain.

"The goal of the is to reduce traffic related fatalities, injuries, and collisions through enforcement and education programs as well as reduce Driving Under the Influence (DUI) involved collisions," Froboese said.

"Checkpoints placed on roads with identified DUI problems tend to help reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road, even though arrest totals do not rise dramatically.

"A major value of checkpoints is their psychological influences, based upon studies conducted by the California Highway Patrol."


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