Newport Beach DUI Checkpoint Announced For Aug. 20

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DUI checkpoint will happen at an undisclosed location on the twentieth.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA— The Newport Seaside Police Division will maintain a DUI checkpoint on August 20 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location inside the metropolis limits.

Checkpoint places are chosen primarily based on a historical past of DUI crashes and arrests. The first objective of checkpoints is to not make arrests, however to advertise public security by deterring drivers from driving impaired.

Through the checkpoint, officers will search for indicators that drivers are drunk and/or medication.

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The Newport Seaside Police Division is dedicated to conserving the touring public protected.

“The security of our group is and at all times can be our mission,” Lieutenant Ryan Peters stated in a press launch. “We’re on the lookout for impaired drivers as a result of driving below the affect is harmful and places others on the street in danger.”

The Newport Seaside Police Division reminds the general public that impaired driving isn’t just from alcohol. Some prescription drugs or over-the-counter medication might intervene with driving.

All the time comply with instructions to be used and browse warning labels about “driving or working heavy equipment,” which incorporates driving a automotive.

Whereas medicinal and leisure marijuana are authorized, driving below the affect of marijuana is prohibited.

If you happen to plan on ingesting or taking drugs which will influence your potential to drive safely, plan on staying at house.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face a median of $13,500 in fines and penalties, in addition to a suspended license.

Funding for this program was supplied by a grant from the California Workplace of Site visitors Security, by means of the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration.