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CHP plans DUI checkpoint Oct. 20 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lake County News reports   
Thursday, 18 October 2007
LAKE COUNTY – The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake office has announced it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, Oct. 20.


CHP Officer Adam Garcia reported that sobriety checkpoints will be staffed by CHP and allied agency officers who are trained in the detection of alcohol and/or drug impaired drivers.


Drug recognition experts, certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will be on site to provide on the spot assessments of drivers suspected of drug use, Garcia explaiend. The officers also will be equipped with state of the art handheld breath devices which provide an accurate measure of blood alcohol concentrations of suspected drunk drivers.


“Our goal is to ensure the safe passage of each and every motorist by targeting roads where there is a high frequency of drunk driving,” said CHP Commander Lt. Dane Hayward.


Hayward explained that a sobriety checkpoint is an effective tool for achieving this goal and is designed to augment existing patrol operations. By publicizing the checkpoint, he added, CHP believes it can deter motorists from drinking and driving.


“Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, or unlicensed, can be expected to be arrested,” said Hayward. “Our objective is to send a clear message to those deciding to drive while impaired.”


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Publicized Checkpoint?
written by Shores_of_Kabatin, October 20, 2007
Well, this should kill attendance & monetary support at the Lion's Club Hoedown tonight. Guess the CHP can't think of any other way to raise money for themselves or maybe they are just jealous of any events happening when they have to work a shift. Good grief.

I have to laugh at the above word's "by publicizing the checkpoint" - well, where the heck will it be?? It isn't very "publicized". You know, in this rural area of Lake County, it isn't like we can take "Bart", ride a bus, or afford the cab fare for a 30-mile jaunt - this kills Lake County's social attendance at most functions & quite a few people are tired of lack of social entertainment & the ability to get out and have some fun with friends, like we used to do. Course this was in the days that if the sherriff caught a teen raising hell past curfew, he would be driven home to his parents house and the parents would be awoken - what could be a better punishment? If "Joe Blow" who was known as a hard-working, contributing member of the community was caught driving when he shouldn't be, a warning was all that was needed to wake him up from repeating his mistake - but now, no one seems to know anyone anymore. It is evident that our law enforcement doesn't hire locally much. As a life-time resident, I still don't personally know anyone who has been involved in a fatal accident caused by drunk driving (since I know many families here, how can that be if we are to believe all the "statistics"?)but do recall when a Sheriff's car was speeding through town with no lights or sirens hit a car, killing my friends' two mothers back in the late 70's.

Yes, arrest the truly drunk drivers that have no control but with the current laws, one drink puts most of us in the arrest zone - that is not right.

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