Full Notification

The City of Newark Calif. – Newark Police Department contacted 405 vehicles, cited 7 drivers for being unlicensed, 3 drivers who did not have their license in possession, towed 1 vehicle, and arrested 1 driver for DUI while conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on January 12th, 2019. The checkpoint was at Thornton Ave and Newark Blvd between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Last year the Newark Police Department investigated 7 DUI collisions that killed 1 person and injured 6 others.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be approximately $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension, and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.

The Newark Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.

The Newark Police Department will be conducting another DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint and DUI Saturation Patrol between February and March in our ongoing commitment to take suspected impaired drivers off our streets and highways, ultimately lowering the risk for deaths and injuries.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.