Press release - Sobriety and Driver’s License Checkpoint DUI Saturation Patrol

Published 1/21/2010 (all press releases for this day)

John Crombach Chief of Police

Oxnard Police Department R. Jason Benites Assistant Chief Scott Whitney Assistant Chief

OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT

PRESS RELEASE

DETAILS:

The Oxnard Police Department will continue its crackdown on DUI drivers in 2010 by conducting another multi-location sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint this Friday, January 22, 2010, from 7:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M.

This checkpoint will be followed by a DUI saturation patrol on Sunday, January 24th, 2010, from 6:00 P.M. to 1:00 A.M. During this saturation patrol, several officers from the Oxnard Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be patrolling the City of Oxnard searching for impaired drivers.

The Oxnard Police Department encourages people who observe a possible DUI driver to dial 911.

These DUI operations are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Oxnard Police Department is committed to improving traffic safety and reducing the number of alcohol related crashes to make our roadways and community safer.

For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Brian Woolley at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at brianwoolley@oxnardpd.org.