DUI Checkpoint In Beverly Hills Tonight

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Beverly Hills Police Department will be conducting a sobriety and driver license checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 14 in Sunset Boulevard near Sierra Drive from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. All traffic will pass through the checkpoint, and drivers will be stopped and contacted by uniformed officers who will be checking for alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers, the BHPD press release said. Officers will also check to make sure all contacted drivers have a valid driver license.

The Beverly Hills Police Department supports the new effort from the Office of Traffic Safety that aims to educate all drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze,” police said.

"If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI," the press release said. "Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI."

The purpose of the checkpoint is to promote public safety, to increase awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving and to serve as a deterrent to potential impaired and unlicensed drivers, BHPD said.