PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2015
Released by: Lt. Eric Trapp, Contact: (714) 497-5305
Subject: Anaheim Police Department to Conduct DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
The Anaheim Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on August 15, in the 1100 block of S. Harbor Blvd.
between the hours of 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM.
The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved
crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and
proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.
In California, this deadly crime led to 802 deaths and nearly 24,000 serious injuries in 2012 because someone failed to designate a sober driver.
Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver. “Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have
claimed ten lives and resulted in 316 injury crashes harming more than 468 of our friends and neighbors,” said Sergeant Bonham. During the past
three years, there were 1,339 DUI arrests in Anaheim alone.
Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing while delaying motorists only
momentarily. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving, which now accounts for
a growing number of impaired driving crashes. Drugs which may impair driving not only include illegal narcotics, but many prescription drugs,
marijuana, and even some over-the-counter medications.
DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests affording the greatest opportunity for achieving
drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public.
Drivers caught driving impaired can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed
$10,000 not to mention the embarrassment when friends and family find out.
Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Anaheim Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1’.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
425 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 765-1521 Fax: (714) 765-1554
Raul Quezada, Chief of Police