Thursday, December 27, 2007
San Leandro police will have a California DUI checkpoint
San Leandro police will have a California DUI checkpoint set up in the 14800 block of East 14th Street on Friday, ...
... Dec. 28, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. They will be checking for drunk and unlicenced drivers in accordance with the “Avoid the 21” drunk driving campaign. This is the first California DUI checkpoint set up in San Leandro in five years.
For the last few years, California DUI police relied on California DUI saturation patrols to find drunk drivers, in which police patrolled the streets with the sole intent of finding drunk drivers, said San Leandro Police Sgt. Randy Hudson.
“Saturation patrols are very effective,” said Husdon. “We are able to designate officers strictly for DUI enforcement, so they are not hindered by other duties.”
But this year, San Leandro police received a federal grant of $20,455.56 from the Office of Traffic Safety, allowing them to set up the California DUI checkpoint and continue saturation patrols.
“There’s benefits in both, but we’re only able to do the checkpoint because of the grant,” said Hudson.
San Leandro police helped run a California DUI CHP checkpoint on Mission Boulevard two weeks ago, and helped the Hayward police run a California DUI checkpoint last week on Foothill Boulevard.
By federal case law, police have to put up signs on the road leading to the checkpoint, giving people plenty of warning to avoid it. These laws were placed by the Supreme Court to make sure the checkpoints are run correctly. But according to police, the checkpoints still work.
“If a driver is intoxicated, their judgment is impaired anyway,” said Hudson. “Even with the CHP and Hayward checkpoints, drunk drivers came right to us.”
The Alameda County Sheriff ’s Office, the driving force behind “Avoid the 21,” gave San Leandro police $3,000 of federal grant money to fund overtime work for police working the saturation patrols.
The federal grant given by the Office of Traffic Safety will fund all the California DUI police necessary to run a California DUI checkpoint, including jailers, community compliance officers to fill out proper car-tow forms, administrative assistants to check driver’s licenses, and blood technicians for drunk drivers wanting blood tests.
Representatives from MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will be at the California DUI checkpoint passing out flyers.
“Hopefully the checkpoint will be productive,” said Hudson. “The bottom line of preventing drunk driving accidents is public awareness.”
Last year, 1,023 people in Alameda County were injured in accidents involving a California DUI drunk driver, and 41 were killed.
San Leandro police will post another California DUI checkpoint next Labor Day.
... Dec. 28, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. They will be checking for drunk and unlicenced drivers in accordance with the “Avoid the 21” drunk driving campaign. This is the first California DUI checkpoint set up in San Leandro in five years.
For the last few years, California DUI police relied on California DUI saturation patrols to find drunk drivers, in which police patrolled the streets with the sole intent of finding drunk drivers, said San Leandro Police Sgt. Randy Hudson.
“Saturation patrols are very effective,” said Husdon. “We are able to designate officers strictly for DUI enforcement, so they are not hindered by other duties.”
But this year, San Leandro police received a federal grant of $20,455.56 from the Office of Traffic Safety, allowing them to set up the California DUI checkpoint and continue saturation patrols.
“There’s benefits in both, but we’re only able to do the checkpoint because of the grant,” said Hudson.
San Leandro police helped run a California DUI CHP checkpoint on Mission Boulevard two weeks ago, and helped the Hayward police run a California DUI checkpoint last week on Foothill Boulevard.
By federal case law, police have to put up signs on the road leading to the checkpoint, giving people plenty of warning to avoid it. These laws were placed by the Supreme Court to make sure the checkpoints are run correctly. But according to police, the checkpoints still work.
“If a driver is intoxicated, their judgment is impaired anyway,” said Hudson. “Even with the CHP and Hayward checkpoints, drunk drivers came right to us.”
The Alameda County Sheriff ’s Office, the driving force behind “Avoid the 21,” gave San Leandro police $3,000 of federal grant money to fund overtime work for police working the saturation patrols.
The federal grant given by the Office of Traffic Safety will fund all the California DUI police necessary to run a California DUI checkpoint, including jailers, community compliance officers to fill out proper car-tow forms, administrative assistants to check driver’s licenses, and blood technicians for drunk drivers wanting blood tests.
Representatives from MADD, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, will be at the California DUI checkpoint passing out flyers.
“Hopefully the checkpoint will be productive,” said Hudson. “The bottom line of preventing drunk driving accidents is public awareness.”
Last year, 1,023 people in Alameda County were injured in accidents involving a California DUI drunk driver, and 41 were killed.
San Leandro police will post another California DUI checkpoint next Labor Day.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 9:21 AM 
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