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26 cited, none for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint

by The AV Times Staff • May 22, 2023 8 Comments

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PALMDALE – PALMDALE – No one was arrested for driving under the influence, but 26 people were arrested or cited for other violations at a DUI/ driver’s license checkpoint in Palmdale Friday night and early Saturday morning, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department conducted the checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday, May 19, to 2 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Palmdale Boulevard and 15th Street East, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

 

The results from the checkpoint are as follows:

  • 1130 vehicles were contacted.
  • 22 drivers were cited for driving without a license.
  • Two drivers were arrested for driving with suspended or revoked license.
  • One person cited for “child not in a car seat.”
  • One person was cited for “open container.”

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

Funding for the Palmdale checkpoint was 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, Home, Palmdale

8 comments for "26 cited, none for DUI at Palmdale checkpoint"

  1. Citizen says

    May 25, 2023 at 10:52 pm

    Impound their vehicle’s for driving with no license

    Reply
    • John says

      May 26, 2023 at 6:45 am

      Vehicles not impounded are being driven the following day with no license and no insurance.

      Reply
    • Tim Scott says

      May 26, 2023 at 12:58 pm

      Spoken like someone who benefits from the seizure of property. Are you affiliated with one of the ‘preferred’ towing companies? The sheriff’s department contracts with them at grossly inflated rates to tow away vehicles. Or are you on the short list that gets notified about impound auctions? Ever notice how cops and their friends always seem to be able to come up on cars that seem way out of their league? That’s because they get them at auctions where no one shows up to bid against them.

      Impounded cars are a criminal enterprise, and if it weren’t for the fact that the criminals organizing it carry badges it would have been broken up a long time ago.

      Reply
  2. Barbara King says

    May 23, 2023 at 2:01 pm

    I agree… every weekend. I am sick of so many people that drive without a license.
    Watch On Patrol Live…. So many don’t have any ID anymore

    Reply
    • Lucas says

      May 24, 2023 at 12:05 pm

      I wonder how many cited for driving without a license immigrated here without documentation.

      Reply
  3. Albert coonrod says

    May 23, 2023 at 11:56 am

    We need this done every week it will and does save lives ,thank you for your great services and please continue to do your best as always and stay aware and keep safe

    Reply
  4. Checkpoint says

    May 22, 2023 at 11:04 pm

    Wrong weekend.

    Reply
  5. ACE says

    May 22, 2023 at 7:01 pm

    GOOD WORK MEN..!

    KEEPING THOSE DRUNKS OFF THE ROAD…

    LOL…

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