TRAFFIC SAFETY CHECKPOINT & DUI CITYWIDE PATROLS

DATE / TIME:   Saturday April 4^th, 2015 2100-0300
LOCATION:   Checkpoint will be at undisclosed location (DUI Patrols Citywide)
EVENT:  Traffic Safety Checkpoint & DUI Citywide Patrols
VICTIM: N/A
SUSPECT:   N/A
SUSPECT VEHICLE: N/A
UNIT:   Traffic Services
NARRATIVE:
The Pomona Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits along with special DUI Roving Patrols will also be deployed citywide this evening and throughout the month.

  •         DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint is set for Saturday April 4^th from 9 PM to 3 AM
  •         DUI Patrols will be deployed citywide on Saturday April 4^th between 7 PM and 3 AM                                                          

In California, this deadly crime led to 802 deaths 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, data shows DUI collisions have claimed 4 lives and resulted in 268 crashes harming 82 of our friends and neighbors in Pomona.

Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment with officers checking drivers for proper licensing delaying motorists only momentarily.  When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving.  Recent statistics reveal that 30 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had one or more drugs in their systems.  A study of active drivers showed more tested positive for drugs that may impair driving (14 percent) than did for alcohol (7.3 percent).  Of the drugs, marijuana was most prevalent, at 7.4 percent, slightly more than alcohol.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent.  Nearly 90 percent of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

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 Pomona Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to

                                                     ‘Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1’.
 Written by:
Corporal JT Garcia
Pomona Police Department
909-620-2156