LAKE COUNTY — The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Lake County from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.
“The desired result is to save lives and make everyone”s family summer excursion, for both our community residents and those visiting our beautiful county, a safe and pleasurable memory,” Area Commander Lt. Mark Loveless said.
Drug recognition experts certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be on site to assess drivers suspected of drug use. Officers will also be equipped with hand-held breath devices to measure blood alcohol concentrations of suspected drunken drivers. Caltrans crews will be on site to provide traffic control, Loveless said.
“Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, or unlicensed, can expect to be arrested,” Loveless said. “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. DUI enforcement patrols, as well as sobriety checkpoints, are effective tools for achieving this goal and are designed to augment existing patrol operations.”
A grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided funding for the checkpoint.
