HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011_09_03_Avoid ResultsBAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT
1601 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
(661) 326-3815
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2011
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release September 3, 2011
Sgt. Melvin Johnson, Bakersfield Police Dept.
Kern AVOID the 18, Coordinator
661.326.3896
mbjohnso@bakersfieldpd.us
SUMMER/LABOR DAY AVOID DUI CAMPAIGN – SATURDAY
DUI Arrests Continue
The Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown has resulted in a significant number of
DUI arrests from local routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 18 DUI deployments
overnight in Kern County.
From 6:00 PM Friday August 19, 2011 through 6:00 AM Saturday morning September 3, 2011
officers representing Kern County law enforcement agencies have arrested approximately 168
individuals for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Eleven (11) of those arrests
coming last night as a result of an AVOID DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint conducted in the
2300 blk of Mt. Vernon Ave., and Roving Saturation Patrol conducted in Bakersfield between
the hours of 7 PM and 1 AM.
Tragically, there have been 3 lives lost due to traffic fatalities; however, none appear at this point
to involve alcohol or drugs. There were a total of 9 lives lost on Kern County roadways during
this same time period in 2010, 2 of those due to impaired driving.
For the final three nights of the Labor Day Holiday weekend checkpoints are planned for the
greater Bakersfield area, and Wasco. Extra DUI Saturation Patrols will be deployed in the cities
throughout Kern County. All regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus efforts at
stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their normal shifts. The CHP is deploying all
available officers onto freeways and county roads during their Maximum Enforcement Period
this weekend.
Police, Sheriff and the CHP encourage all motorists to help make your community safer: Report
Drunk Drivers – Call 911. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California
Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
DUI arrest data collection will continue through Labor Day midnight Monday, September 5,
2011.
DUI arrest data collection will continue through Labor Day midnight Monday, September 5,
2011.
MEDIA NOTE: Please visit the AVOID website at www.californiaavoid.org for more information the on
campaign’s DUI Enforcement, statistical date on DUI arrests and DUI fatal crashes from earlier enforcement efforts.
The checkpoint locations and saturation patrols will be made available for media opportunities or ride-alongs each
night.