Drivers in Stockton should prepare for a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint today, at an undisclosed location within city limits, beginning at 6 pm. The Stockton Police Department is undertaking this operation to enhance road safety by deterring impaired driving. High Visibility Enforcement, including DUI checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols, has been shown to reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes involving alcohol or drug impairment, according to the Stockton Police Department.
With DUI arrests and collision statistics guiding their placement, checkpoints are aimed at locations where they’re most effective. At these checkpoints, officers trained in identifying signs of intoxication will conduct brief inspections for proper licensing and potential impairment by alcohol or drugs. A growing trend, as the officers on hand will note, is drug-impaired driving, which now accounts for an increasing number of crashes.
Research from the Stockton Police Department shows that proactive DUI operations can reduce impaired-driving crashes by up to 20 percent. A California study found that 30 percent of drivers in fatal crashes had at least one drug in their system, with more testing positive for drugs (14 percent) than alcohol (7.3 percent)…