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NBPD Announce Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday
posted: June 17th, 2012 12:23 pm |
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Newport Beach police traffic officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. Friday June 22 until 3 a.m. Saturday, according to a police statement.
The checkpoint, which also will check for valid drivers licenses, will be located at northbound Dover Drive at 16th Street.
Police chose the location because of its proximity to sites of higher concentrations of DUI crashes and arrests as well as its proximity to bars and restaurants, according to the statement.
“The checkpoint will be clearly marked and vehicles will be selected to move through the check lanes on a pre-set basis to ensure objectivity and timeliness,” the statement said. Officers will greet motorists and distribute NBPD brochures called “Driving Under The Influence.”
Funding for the checkpoint, as well as the department’s other regular DUI saturation patrols, was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
