LA DUI Checkpoints Targeted Super Bowl Revelers
Continuing their heightened DUI enforcement that began over the holidays, law enforcement officials implemented sobriety checkpoints on Super Bowl Sunday to discourage drivers from driving under the influence in California. Law enforcement officials all over the state deployed extra patrols and added additional DUI checkpoints throughout Southern California to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving, according to a Pasadena Star-News report.
According to a written statement from the California Highway Patrol, 403 Californians were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on last year’s Super Bowl Sunday. “We’re not discouraging the celebration,” CHP Baldwin Park Commander Bill Siegl said. “We’re asking the fans to make the right call, so they won’t find themselves benched in a jail cell.”
“A DUI is no 5-yard penalty,” Siegl added. “It’s something that will follow you around for years to come.”
People convicted of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs face possible jail or prison time, steep fines, revocation of driving privileges, substance abuse classes and counseling, community service, and other penalties. People charged with DUI who don’t retain the services of an experienced Los Angeles DUI attorney are taking a huge risk with their freedom.
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