Last night, the Fullerton Police Deparment conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint in the area of Harbor Blvd and Orangethorpe Ave.
1,076 vehicles drove through the checkpoint and 530 drivers were checked. Five citations were issued for driving without a valid license. No one was arrested on DUI chrages.
The deterrent effect of High Visibility Enforcement using DUI checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols has proven to lower the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug-impaired crashes. Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20 percent when well-publicized proactive DUI operations are conducted routinely…