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OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
| INCIDENT: | DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint Results |
| DATE/TIME: | Friday, July 13, 2018 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. |
| LOCATION: | City of Oxnard |
| PREPARED BY: | Jamie Brown, Senior Officer |
| CONTACT PERSON AND CONTACT INFO: | Jamie Brown, Senior Officer (805) 385-7749 |
DETAILS:
On Friday, July 13, 2018, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., officers from the Oxnard Police Department conducted a DUI/Driver’s license checkpoint in the City of Oxnard. The checkpoint was conducted in the southbound lanes of Rose Avenue south of Tiesa Lane. This location was chosen to provide increased DUI deterrence and in response to recent alcohol-related arrests and DUI collisions.
The checkpoint resulted in the following:
- 1002 vehicles through the checkpoint
- 987 drivers screened
- One DUI investigation
- One DUI alcohol arrest
- One drug possession arrest
- One misdemeanor warrant arrest
- Six citations issued to unlicensed drivers
- 10 total citations issued
- Three vehicles towed
The Oxnard Police Department will continue to conduct DUI enforcement operations this year. These operations are an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes and to make our roadways and community safer. We also remind people that if they see an impaired driver to dial 911. These DUI enforcement operations are funded by grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
For any questions related to DUI and traffic enforcement, please contact Senior Officer Jamie Brown at (805) 385-7749 or via e-mail at jamie.brown@oxnardpd.org.
DATE / TIME PREPARED: 07/14/18 1:15 a.m.