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22 arrested, 3 for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

by The AV Times Staff • September 25, 2017

PALMDALE – Three people were arrested for driving under the influence and 19 drivers were arrested for other violations at a DUI/ driver’s license checkpoint in Palmdale this past weekend, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Traffic Services Detail conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at 10th Street West and Technology Drive in Palmdale, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The results of the checkpoint are as follows:

  • 1304 vehicles were screened at the checkpoint.
  • One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
  • One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana.
  • One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol/marijuana.
  • 17 drivers were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or while suspended/revoked.
  • Two drivers were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.
  • 11 vehicles were released per DUI/CDL checkpoint release procedure.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting additional DUI/driver’s license checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols throughout the year as part of an ongoing commitment to lowering deaths and injuries upon streets and highways.

Funding for these operations is provided 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, Palmdale

3 comments for "22 arrested, 3 for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint"

  1. Mike White says

    September 27, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    Arrest all the potheads! And seize their cars! We’re tired of drunk/high drivers making the roadways unsafe.

    And good job getting the unlicensed ( and uninsured) idiots off the road.

    Keep up the good work Sheriffs!

    • Tim Scott says

      September 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm

      Unfortunately you are still running loose.

  2. Unnecessarynecessity says

    September 27, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    Dui’s based on marijuana should not hold merrit as there is not significant data regarding its effects and duration of effects. Having been illegal, there havent been enough unbiased studies to prove its effects damning as there are constantly contradictory reports being made in current studies. It’s been proven to improve alertness and cognitive funtions, and focus depending upon the strain injested as opposed to weaken the senses as initially purported.

    As for the checkpoints, with there effectiveness showing far fewer success than when first conceived should be retired. We’ve policed most bars and nightclubs out of existence, and scared most drivers straight
    As for proponents of keeping the duo checkpoints for reasons beyond duo’s to cite/arrest individuals for driving without license or registration, this could, and should be handled with better patrolling not unnecessary traffic jams to and from work.

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