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BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Sergeant Joe Grubbs
Public Information Officer
661-326-3803
jgrubbs@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release March 17, 2014
On Saturday, March 15, 2014, the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Detail
conducted a DUI / Driver License Checkpoint southbound in the 200 block of Union
Avenue, between the hours of 7:00 PM and 2:00 AM.
A total of 1,884 vehicles passed through this location. Of those vehicles, 1,457 were
screened with the following results:
6 DUI arrests
1 Felony arrest
35 Drivers were found to not have a valid driver license
15 of those drivers were found to have a suspended license
23 Vehicles were impounded
Per CVC 2814.2; prior to the conclusion of the checkpoint, officers released 34 vehicles
which had been held for driver license violations.
This DUI/Driver License Checkpoint was part of a series of enforcement and education
efforts conducted by the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Detail in an effort to
reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in DUI related collisions. A
major component of this enforcement effort is to increase awareness of the dangers of
impaired driving and to encourage sober, designated drivers.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic
Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if they see a
suspected impaired driver
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