Crime & Safety
Friday Night DUI Checkpoints Planned
Two checkpoints will be set up between the hours of 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.
The Petaluma Police Department will be conducting two DUI and driver’s license checkpoints on Friday evening to detect and deter impaired driving and suspended/unlicensed drivers.
The locations of the checkpoints will not be disclosed to the public but the checkpoints are scheduled to begin Friday at 6 p.m. and continue until 2 a.m. on Saturday.
The department said that these operations are being conducted to raise the awareness of impaired driving by educating motorists, arresting impaired drivers and suspended/unlicensed drivers.
According to the Petaluma Police Department, funding for these operations has been provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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