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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A DUI checkpoint volition beryllium acceptable up successful Clovis this play successful a determination with historically precocious numbers of DUI crashes and arrests, constabulary say.
Officers accidental they volition beryllium checking drivers from 8 p.m. connected Friday until 1 a.m. connected Saturday.
According to police, the superior intent of DUI checkpoints is not to marque arrests but to beforehand nationalist information and deter drivers from driving impaired.
“The information of our assemblage is and ever volition beryllium our mission,” Corporal Bradford said. “We are looking for impaired drivers due to the fact that driving nether the power is unsafe and puts others connected the roadworthy astatine risk. Please beryllium responsible, particularly these past days of summertime and arsenic our kids are going backmost to school.”
Clovis Police accidental they privation to punctual the nationalist that driving nether the power does not lone mean driving nether the power of alcohol.
Prescription and over-the-counter medicines labeled with warnings against “operating dense machinery" whitethorn interfere with driving and could effect successful a DUI. Although marijuana is legal, drivers caught with THC successful their strategy tin besides beryllium issued a DUI.
Police pass that first-time DUI offenders look imaginable licence suspension and an mean of $13,500 successful fines and penalties.
