DUI checkpoint in Vallejo results in over 40 citations for various reasons

Last Updated on December 19, 2022 by CCAR Staff

A DUI checkpoint was held by the Vallejo Police Department on Friday in Vallejo that resulted in 27 motorists cited for driving with a suspended license or no license at all.

The checkpoint, held at the intersection of Sonoma Blvd. and Solano Avenue, was administered from 6:30 p.m. until midnight. Seven hundred and five drivers were screened resulting in the following …

  • 27 drivers were cited for driving with a suspended/revoked license or no license issued
  • 12 vehicles impounded
  • Two DUI arrests
  • One warrant arrest

Checkpoint locations are established based on collision statistics and DUI arrests. According to a news release by the VPD on Sunday, the primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving while impaired.

Funding for the checkpoint was provided to the Vallejo Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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