{"id":40705,"date":"2013-07-27T14:31:04","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T21:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=40705"},"modified":"2013-07-27T18:50:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-28T01:50:40","slug":"dui-checkpoint-results-for-palmdale-lancaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/07\/27\/dui-checkpoint-results-for-palmdale-lancaster\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI Checkpoint results for Palmdale, Lancaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"David<\/a>
David Bennett, 67, was arrested for DUI after he took a field sobriety test while stopped at a DUI Checkpoint in the east bound lanes of Avenue S, between 20th and 25th Street East. (Photos by TONY CHEVAL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bennett<\/a>
Bennett was jailed on $5,000 bail, but released hours later after posting bond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PALMDALE \u2013 A 67-year-old man who submitted to field sobriety and breathalyzer tests was the only driver arrested for drunken driving during a DUI Checkpoint in Palmdale Friday night and early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

David Bennett<\/strong> was arrested for misdemeanor driving under influence around 12:40 a.m. and booked at Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Station on $5,000 bail. He was released about nine hours later after posting bond.<\/p>\n

The Palmdale DUI Checkpoint was located in the east bound lanes of Avenue S, between the intersections of 20th Street East and 25th Street East. The operation was conducted from 6:30 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

Other results from the Palmdale DUI Checkpoint are as follows:<\/p>\n

* 1,890 vehicles driven through the checkpoint.<\/p>\n

* 1,828 vehicles screened.<\/p>\n

* Five vehicles impounded.<\/p>\n

* No vehicles stored.<\/p>\n

* Six DUI tests performed.<\/p>\n

* Seven suspended license violations.<\/p>\n

* Six unlicensed driver violations.<\/p>\n

* Five other violations.<\/p>\n

* Six unlicensed drivers\u2019 vehicles released<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

One DUI arrest at Lancaster Checkpoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Deputies from Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station also made one DUI arrest during a checkpoint within Lancaster city limits Friday night and early Saturday morning. The checkpoint location was eastbound Avenue K at Elm Avenue and was conducted between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.<\/p>\n

The results of the Lancaster DUI checkpoint are as follows:<\/p>\n

* 1,349 vehicles driven through the checkpoint.<\/p>\n

* 319 drivers waived through because of traffic congestion.<\/p>\n

* 1,030 drivers screened while in their vehicles.<\/p>\n

* 26 citations\/arrests for suspended, revoked, or no driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n

* Six citations issued for miscellaneous traffic violations in and around the checkpoint.<\/p>\n

* 12 drivers required to perform field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

* One arrest for DUI and associated B.A. (Alcohol)<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Three arrests for misdemeanor warrants.<\/p>\n

* One arrest for allowing an unlicensed driver to drive.<\/p>\n

* Two arrests for failure to have Ignition Interlock Device in vehicle.<\/p>\n

* 17 vehicles stored or impounded.<\/p>\n

Funding for the Lancaster checkpoint was provided through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n

The Palmdale checkpoint was funded by a grant from the State of California’s Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) thru the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALMDALE \u2013 A 67-year-old man who submitted to field sobriety and breathalyzer tests was the only driver arrested for drunken driving during a DUI Checkpoint in Palmdale Friday night and early Saturday morning. David Bennett was arrested for misdemeanor driving under influence around 12:40 a.m. and booked at Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Station on $5,000 bail. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}