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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE William Rector, Chief of Police ________________________________________________________________________ Contact: Sergeant Mary DeGeare Public
Information Officer 661-326-3803 mdegeare@Bakersfieldpd.us For Immediate Release January 14, 2010 On Sunday, 1/17/10, between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and midnight, the Bakersfield Police
Department Traffic Enforcement Detail will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint in the greater Bakersfield area. This DUI/Drivers License checkpoint enforcement event is in
an effort to reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in DUI related collisions, as well as insuring motorists on city streets are in possession of a valid driver’s license.
A major component of these checkpoints 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 for the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The public is encouraged to help keep roadways safe by calling 911 if
they see a suspected impaired driver. ###