CHP to conduct sobriety checkpoint in Sacramento County

Sergio Robles
·1 min read

(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Sacramento County on the night of Friday, May 17.

The CHP has not said the precise location of the checkpoint but specified that it will be from 8 p.m. to midnight within an unincorporated part of the county.

Why does California law enforcement announce DUI checkpoints?

“The CHP’s goal is to ensure the safe passage of each and every motorist by targeting roads where there is a high frequency of impaired driving-related arrests and/or traffic crashes,” a statement from the agency reads.

The checkpoint is being organized through funds from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

In California, law enforcement agencies are required to send a public notice before sobriety checkpoints, but the precise location does not need to be released.

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