SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Friday in North County to crack down on people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Deputies with the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station will be checking for impaired drivers at an undisclosed location in Encinitas between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday, law enforcement said in a release Thursday.
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The checkpoint locations are determined based on where crashes related to impaired driving appear to happen the most based on prior data. The purpose is to take suspected impaired drivers off the road.
According to the department, the city of Encinitas has a high number of incidents related to being under the influence of alcohol, with the number of arrests and crashes along the coast being among the highest in San Diego County.
Impaired driving includes being under the influence of some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs, as well as medicinal and recreational marijuana.