Full Notification

PRESS RELEASE

DUI Driver’s License Checkpoint Results

9 Driver’s cited for license violations

For Immediate Release

Sunday, December 09, 2018 1:39 AM

Contact: Sgt. Jerrod Marshall 584-2600 Mon- Thu 0700-01700

Cmd. Aaron Johnson 584-2600 (Public Information Officer)

On Saturday night, December 8, 2018, between the hours of 8:00pm and 1:00am Sunday morning, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Traffic Team conducted a DUI/DL checkpoint on Rohnert Park Expressway. The checkpoint was set up to screen eastbound drivers on Rohnert Park Expressway east of State Farm Dr. The purpose of this checkpoint operation was to inform the motoring public of the dangers associated with impaired driving. It was also to take enforcement action against impaired drivers and those driving with a suspended license or no license at all.

A total of 1184 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Of the vehicles that went through the checkpoint, 1180 were screened by officers for signs of DUI and license checks. A total of 30 drivers were directed into a nearby parking area for further contact with officers for either DUI evaluation or a driver’s license check. Of the drivers directed off the line for further evaluation, officers cited nine. All of the citations were for drivers operating a vehicle without a driver’s license. All of the unlicensed drivers were allowed to get someone who was licensed to drive their vehicle away in lieu of it being towed.

This checkpoint was made possible by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) provided to the Department of Public Safety. More checkpoints will be conducted throughout the year with these funds to continue the education of drivers to refrain from driving after consuming alcohol or drugs.