DUI Blogger

St. Patrick’s Day is almost synonymous with alcohol. Make no mistake about it, the bars will be packed, the green beer will flow freely, and the cops will be out on DUI saturation patrol. Here’s the skinny on the California DUI sobriety checkpoints that have been announced for tonight, following into the weekend.

Orange County will be conducting countywide DUI roving patrols for the holiday. This means that even if law enforcement doesn’t set up actual DUI roadblocks, Orange County officers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers.

Riverside County will be deploying additional DUI patrols tonight into the cities of Beaumont, Blythe, Corona, Coachella, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Palm Springs, Riverside, San Jacinto, and Temecula.

The City of Sacramento will also be on heightened DUI alert tonight.

The Los Angeles Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint in the Wilshire area tonight at an undisclosed location.

The Santa Monica Police Department will run a DUI roadblock tonight in the 300 block of Pico Blvd. in the city of Santa Monica.

The Redwood Police Department will operate its sobriety / license checkpoint tonight on Eastbound Woodside Road at Sequoia Ave.

The Fullerton Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location in the city of Fullerton between 8pm and 2am.

The Riverside Sheriff’s Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city of Lake Elsinore at an undisclosed location Friday night.

The LAPD will also be operating a DUI roadblock on Friday night at an undisclosed location in the North Hollywood area.

The LAPD’s Southwest Division will operate its DUI sobriety / driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday night between 6pm and 1am on Manchester Ave. between Hoover St. and Figueroa St.

The LAPD’s will also set up DUI saturation patrols on Sunday, March 21st in the areas served by their Harbor and Central Community police stations.

For more information, you can typically contact the local law enforcement agency a couple of hours prior to the DUI checkpoint’s start time to learn more details about the checkpoint’s exact location.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day – drive safely!!!