DUI/Driver License Checkpoint Coming Up In West Hollywood

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Traffic Services Detail will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, September 13 at an undisclosed location within West Hollywood between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.

LASD wants to remind drivers that "DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze."

"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 LASD press release said. "Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI."

DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Deputies will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, with deputies checking drivers for proper licensing, officials said.

Last year, LASD investigated 395 DUI collisions which claimed 21 lives and resulted in another 590 injuries.

• Always use a designated sober driver – a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public transportation – to get home.
• See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys and help them make other arrangements to find a sober way home.
• Report drunk drivers – Call 911.
• Hosting a party? Offer nonalcoholic drinks. Monitor who are drinking and how they are getting home.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be upwards of $13,500, including: fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses, as well as possible jail time.