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Driver's License / DUI Checkpoint - Thousand Oaks
Driver's License / DUI Checkpoint - Thousand Oaks 
| Nature of Incident: | Driver’s License/DUI Checkpoint | ||||
| Location: | Thousand Oaks, CA | ||||
| Date & Time: | February 11, 2017 9:00 pm to 3:00 am | ||||
| Unit Responsible: | Thousand Oaks Police - Traffic Bureau | ||||
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| Driver’s License/DUI Checkpoint Planned Thousand Oaks, CA – The Thousand Oaks Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a Driver’s License/DUI Checkpoint on February 11, 2017 at an undisclosed location within the city limits. The deterrent effect of Driver’s License/DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an unlicensed or impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized Driver’s License/DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely. In California, this deadly crime led to 867 deaths and nearly 23,000 serious injuries in 2013 because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Nationally, the latest data shows nearly 10,000 were killed by an impaired driver. Locally, over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed 6 lives and resulted in 85 injury crashes harming 112 of our friends and neighbors. 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, which now accounts for a growing number of impaired driving crashes. Drugs which may impair driving not only include illegal narcotics, but many prescription drugs, marijuana, and even some over-the-counter medications. Driver’s License/DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests affording the greatest opportunity for achieving unlicensed and drunk/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 Thousand Oaks Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to ‘Report Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1’. # # # |
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| Prepared by: | B. Payton, Sergeant | ||||
| News Story Date: | February 11, 2017 | ||||
| Follow-Up Contact: | B. Payton 1941, Sergeant [email protected] |
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| Approved by: | Captain Jim Fryhoff | ||||
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511