SOBRIETY/DRIVER LICENSE CHECKPOINT
San Andreas,
CA – On Saturday July 20, 2013, the
California Highway Patrol San Andreas office along with the Angels Camp Police
Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver License Checkpoint. The purpose of the checkpoint is to detect
and deter DUI/unlicensed drivers.
The checkpoint will be staffed by officers of the California
Highway Patrol and Angels Camp Police Department that are trained in the
detection of alcohol and/or drug impaired drivers. CHP and Angels Camp Police 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. The officers will also be equipped
with hand held breath testing devices which provide an accurate measure of blood
alcohol concentration of those suspected of driving while under the influence
of alcohol.
Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles, regardless of type,
will be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
can be expected to be arrested and booked into the county jail.
NOTE: The checkpoint
will be operated in the Angels Camp area from 6:30 pm – 12:30 am.
The press may contact Stockton Dispatch Center at (209) 943-8600 after 1:00
pm on July 20, 2013, for the exact location of the checkpoint.