LAKE ELSINORE, CA — The Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station will maintain a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint this weekend, officers introduced.
The checkpoint is scheduled from 8:30 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at an undisclosed location throughout the metropolis of Lake Elsinore.
Through the checkpoint, deputies will search for indicators that drivers are inebriated and/or medication, together with prescription medicines.
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Checkpoint places are chosen primarily based on a historical past of DUI crashes and arrests, in line with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division.
“The first goal of checkpoints is to not make arrests however to advertise public security by deterring drivers from driving impaired,” the company stated. “The protection of our group is and at all times will probably be our mission. Driving underneath the affect is harmful and places an additional pressure on important assets.”
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Drivers charged with DUI face a median of $13,500 in fines and penalties, in addition to a suspended license, in line with the sheriff’s division.
Funding for the checkpoint is offered by a grant from the California Workplace of Visitors Security, by the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.
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