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BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
1601 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 326-3815
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2011
On Friday, August 26, 2011 the Bakersfield Police
Department and Kern AVOID the 18 coalition teamed to
conducted DUI / Drivers License Checkpoints in the
northbound and southbound lanes of the 200 blk of Union
Ave. between the hours of 7:00 PM and 1:00 AM.
As a result of this unified enforcement event a total of 2170
vehicles passed through both checkpoints; 1861 of those
vehicles were screened by officers; a total of 96 vehicles
were impounded; 72 motorists were issued citations for
unlicensed driver; 21 motorists were issued citations for
driving on a suspended/revoked drivers license; 2 motorists
were issued citations for miscellaneous vehicle code
violations; 18 motorists were asked to perform field sobriety
tests to determine their level of intoxication; of the 18
motorists asked to perform these tests, eight (8) were
subsequently arrested and charged with DUI. One (1) of
those eight (8) arrested had at least one prior DUI arrest and
conviction within the past ten (10) years.
Officers from the Bakersfield Police Department and
California Highway Patrol working a DUI Saturation Patrol
during the same time throughout the City of Bakersfield
arrested eleven (11) additional motorists for drunken driving.
Those DUI offenders were also processed through the
checkpoint Command Post and subsequently booked into
the Kern County Main Jail.
One adult male driver was arrested for driving on a
suspended or revoked license and possession of a
controlled substance, after officers discovered he was in
possession of a useable amount of suspected
Methamphetamine.
These DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints are in an effort to
reduce the number of persons injured or killed each year in
DUI related collisions. A major component of this
enforcement event 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, 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.
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