Lemoore Police Department slates DUI checkpoint on Saturday

The Lemoore Police Department will be conducting a DUI and License checkpoint on Saturday, May 28, from 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. within the city limits of the Lemoore.

The department is continuing its efforts at lowering the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes locally and through the county’s Avoid DUI Task Force Campaign with this DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint.  Personnel will be checking drivers to identify offenders and get them off the street, as well as heightening awareness to the dangers of impaired driving.

A major component of the checkpoints, beyond taking dangerous drivers off the road, is to increase awareness of the consequences of impaired driving and to encourage using sober designated drivers.  A DUI checkpoint is a proven effective method for achieving this goal. By publicizing these enforcement and education efforts, the Lemoore Police Department believes motorists are deterred from drinking and driving. 

Law enforcement encourages everyone to report drunk drivers and call 911.  Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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