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Newport Beach Police Announce DUI Checkpoint
posted: September 2nd, 2009 06:36 am |
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The Newport Beach Police Department’s traffic division will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday at northbound Newport Boulevard at Finley Avenue, a spot chosen in part because it’s close to bars and restaurants.
The checkpoint will be held from about 9 p.m. to about 3 a.m., police said in a news release.
“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 news release stated. Motorists passing through the checkpoint will receive a brochure called “Driving under the influence” that the department prepared. Funding for the checkpoints and other local anti-DUI programs was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the news release stated.
