Revelers looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year might want to take note — there will be a DUI checkpoint in San Luis Obispo on March 17.
Officers from the Morro Bay Police Department, the Arroyo Grande Police Department, Cal Poly Police Department, San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol and State Parks will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Wednesday between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. 2010, on the 800 block of Foothill Boulevard in San Luis Obispo.
“The goal of this DUI checkpoint is to raise motorists’ awareness of the dangers of drunk driving and the police department’s effort to combat this serious crime. DUI collisions continue to have devastating impacts on the lives of thousands of innocent victims, their families and friends. We want to convey to all that drinking and driving is the entire community’s problem,” according to a press release issued by Sergeant Jeff Booth of the San Luis Obispo Traffic Safety Unit.
Officers at the DUI checkpoint will screen motorists as they pass through the DUI checkpoint. The drivers who are arrested for driving under the influence will have their driver’s license suspended as prescribed by law. Those drivers found to be driving without a valid license, or with a suspended license, will have the car they are driving impounded for 30 days. If an unlicensed driver is caught driving your car, you may be responsible for paying up to 30 days of storage fees.
Funding for this DUI checkpoint was provided by the Office of Traffic Safety.
Anonymous information may be referred to Crime Stopper @ (805) 549-STOP.