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17 arrested 3 for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

by The AV Times Staff • July 25, 2016

PALMDALE – One motorist was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, two were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and more than a dozen motorists were arrested for license violations at a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint conducted in Palmdale this past weekend, authorities said.

The checkpoint was conducted at Palmdale Blvd. and 17th Street East, between the hours of 6 p.m. Friday, July 22, and 2 a.m. Saturday, July 23, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The results of the checkpoint are as follows:

  • 1,319 vehicles were screened at the checkpoint.
  • One DUI-alcohol impaired suspect was arrested.
  • Two DUI-drug impaired suspects were arrested.
  • 14 drivers were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or while suspended/revoked.
  • Seven vehicles were released per checkpoint release procedures.

The checkpoint was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety

4 comments for "17 arrested 3 for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint"

  1. ExAV4Life says

    July 29, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    The 2 ‘drug impaired drivers’ were most like for weed. Is there any evidence weed even impairs driving? I smoked pot and drove for 25 years and was never in a car accident.

  2. David Gardiner is an Idiot says

    July 27, 2016 at 1:36 pm

    You realize your name is on your post. If you’re going to be an idiot at least be anonymous. They caught 3 DUI’s and it wasn’t funded with local tax… I don’t see how you can complain.

    • Tim Scott says

      July 28, 2016 at 2:22 pm

      Maybe he isn’t considering waste of federal funding to be any better than wasting local tax money. That’s my guess anyway.

      The main point of these “papers please” checkpoints is to turn a lot of federal money into some small amount of local general fund money. It is grossly inefficient. In this on checkpoint it is notable that the federal money intended to target stopping drunk driving did surprisingly catch three drunk drivers as opposed to the usual one, or zero, but the program overall borders on fraud.

  3. David R Gardiner says

    July 27, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    How efficient. How many man hours were spent on this operation? I think 1 officer parked down the street from just about any liquor store for 8 hrs could do the same. Meanwhile, in order to maintain public safety, over 1000 innocent people were subjected to scrutiny. No big deal. If you have nothing to hide, right? And any drunk driver or escaped felon with a smart phone avoided the place as soon as they were alerted by the media…

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