CONTACT: Sgt. Evan Stradley

PHONE: 805-781-7312

TYPE OF INCIDENT: DUI Checkpoint Results

DATE OF INCIDENT: Friday, September 6, 2024, 8pm – 1am

PLACE OF OCCURRENCE: 500 Block Higuera, San Luis Obispo

DETAILS:

On Friday, September 6, 2024, San Luis Obispo Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint on the 500 block of Higuera from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

Two drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, 596 vehicles were contacted.

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.