The Los Angeles Police Department has announced that there will be at least two sobriety and drivers license checkpoints on Saturday February 6, so it would be wise for Los Angeles motorists to drive carefully and stay sober. Law enforcers warn that there could be a high number of drunk drivers on the road this weekend because of the highly anticipated Superbowl, a day that has a history of many DUI arrests. LAPD has planned and confirmed sobriety checkpoints at the following locations on Saturday.
Santa Monica Boulevard between Sawtelle Boulevard and Sepulveda Boulevard, between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM.
West Manchester Avenue between Figueroa Street and Broadway, between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM.
The purpose of the sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving intoxicated drivers and hit and run collisions. The West Los Angeles area and Southern Los Angeles regions have particularly been hit hard with drunk driving collisions. LAPD reports that there were 80 driving under the influence-related and 1,156 hit and run traffic collisions in West L.A. last year. There were 140 driving under the influence-related and 1,273 hit and run traffic collisions in the 77th Street area in the Southern part of Los Angeles.
It's important to remember that there are certain constraints law enforcement officers have when conducting sobriety and drivers license checkpoints which we covered in an earlier blog post titled "Los Angeles DUI Attorneys Analyze Sobriety Checkpoints". If you feel that law enforcement officers didn't go through the right procedures to conduct a checkpoint, or if you've been wrongfully arrested for a DUI, don't hesitate to contact a DUI attorney in Los Angeles.
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