Full Notification

Memorial Day weekend is known as the first holiday weekend of summer – travelers head to the mountains or beach, college and high school graduations are celebrated and backyard barbeques among family and friends are abundant!

As a result, Santa Clara County’s Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Task Force will be facilitating DUI / Driver’s License Checkpoints throughout the county to target drunk and drugged driving. The Santa Clara Police Department will be hosting a DUI / Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, May 27 from 9:00pm-2:00am near Stevens Creek Blvd and Winchester Ave. In addition, the California Highway Patrol is deploying all available officers Memorial Day weekend onto freeways and county roads as part of their Maximum Enforcement Period.

Law enforcement is asking for everyone’s support this holiday weekend and all summer long:

• Plan ahead. Arrange rides home for your friends, family, co-workers and yourself before the drinking begins. Call a taxi or get a ride from Uber, Lyft or Curb.
• Those hosting activities should limit drinks to your guests or patrons.
• Cut back on the amount of drinks you plan to bring to the gathering – and provide plenty of food.
• If you see dangerous driving, Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!

Funding for the Avoid the 13 DUI Task Force is a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Avoid Task Force will deploy checkpoints and DUI patrols next during the Independence Day Holiday and for the summer August/Labor Day DUI Mobilization.

Sergeant Tyson Shearer from the Santa Clara Police Department is available for additional information regarding the May 27th checkpoint. He can be reached at (408) 615-4761 or email [email protected].