BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol will be holding a DUI checkpoint on Friday night in Bakersfield to crack down on drunk drivers.
Officers said they will be screening drivers “in an unincorporated area of Bakersfield” between the hours of 6 p.m. through 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
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Research shows that crashes involving an impaired driver can be reduced by up to 20% when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are conducted routinely.
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