For Immediate Release
January 26, 2015
Tahnee Lightfoot, Public Information Officer
Glendale, CA – The Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on January 23, 2015, at Colorado Street and Kenilworth Avenue between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence and provide the greatest safety for officers and the public.
DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints have been shown to lower DUI deaths and injuries. A major component of these checkpoints are the deterrent effects it has on those who might drive drunk or drugged impaired, bringing about more awareness and encouraging everyone to use sober designated drivers.
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 $6.00 for every $1.00 spent. Ninety Percent of California drivers approve of checkpoints.
Checkpoint results:
1908 Vehicles through the checkpoint
1208 Vehicles stopped
41 Vehicles screened
3 Field Sobriety Tests
2 Vehicles towed
1 DUI drugs arrest
1 Narcotics for sales arrest
2 Possession of marijuana arrests
1 Misdemeanor arrest
7 Moving violations
The Glendale Police Department will be conducting another DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on February 27, 2015 in our ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries upon our streets and highways.
The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!
The City of Glendale is ranked one of the safest cities in the United States. With a population over 196,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers limitless opportunities. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail and banking.
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