Avoid the 13 Sonoma County DUI taskforce; Cloverdale checkpoint results in 11 arrests.
Cloverdale, California – On Friday night, September 3, 2010, between the hours of 6:00pm and midnight, the AVOID the 13 Sonoma County DUI Task Force conducted two DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoints in the City of Cloverdale. The two checkpoints were set up to screen NB and SB drivers on Cloverdale Blvd at Tarman Drive in Cloverdale. The purpose of these checkpoint operations was to inform the motoring public of the dangers associated with impaired driving and to take enforcement action against impaired drivers and those people driving with a suspended license or no license at all.
A total of 1,481 vehicles passed through the two checkpoints. Of the vehicles through the checkpoints, 1,481 were screened by officers for signs of DUI and license checks. A total of 64 drivers were directed into a nearby parking area for further contact with officers for either DUI evaluation or drivers license checks. Of the drivers directed off the line for further evaluation, officers arrested and cited 11 drivers. Of those arrested, 2 drivers were arrested for DUI, 5 were arrested for driving on a suspended license, and 4 were arrested for driving without ever having been issued a license. A total of 8 vehicles were towed, and 6 were impounded for 30 days from suspended drivers and unlicensed drivers.
Funding for this program and the AVOID the 13 DUI Task Force has been provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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What is AVOID the 13 Sonoma County DUI Task Force: AVOID the 13 is a collaborative enforcement and education effort between the 13 law enforcement agencies in Sonoma County. The Petaluma Police Department serves as the lead agency for the regional DUI enforcement efforts in Sonoma County to reduce alcohol-involved fatalities and injuries and raise general public awareness regarding the problems associated with drinking and driving. Participating agencies include Police Departments from the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, Windsor, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department, Sonoma County Probation Department, Sonoma State University Police Department, Santa Rosa Junior College Police Department, ABC, MADD, the California Highway Patrol, and State Parks. Grant funded activities include DUI checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols, DUI Task Force Operations and Warrant/Court Sting operations for repeat DUI offenders during the Memorial Day, Fourth of July, August-Labor Day Mobilization, Winter Holiday Mobilization, and other designated Special Events and holidays with identified DUI problems. For further information go to www.californiaavoid.org.
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