California DUI Checkpoints Increased for the Holiday Season
Last week, California law enforcement officials launched their holiday crackdown on DUIs. The California Holiday Crackdown Campaign will operate over 300 California DUI sobriety checkpoints this holiday season through January 3, 2010. The campaign began on December 16, 2009 and is funded by a record $8 million in grants.
Local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are participating in the program in an effort to get drunk drivers off the road. However, the fact is that these checkpoints are very expensive to operate, pull a large number of officers off the streets, and typically only result in a few arrests.
California law enforcement officers have declared 2010 “the year of the checkpoint”. As a result, don’t be surprised if you run into more DUI roadblocks than you are used to. But keep in mind that California DUI sobriety checkpoints must adhere to very strict procedures. If they don’t, any arrests…and subsequent charges made in connection with an unlawful checkpoint must be dismissed.
