FRESNO - The Fresno Police Department arrested sixteen subjects for driving under the influence while conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on November 16, 2019. The checkpoint was at Wishon and Hedges Streets between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
In addition, 17 drivers were cited/arrested for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, 1 Arrested on other Criminal Charges, 32 Citations issued, and 28 vehicles towed.
DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. In 2017, the Fresno Police Department investigated 360 DUI collisions that killed 15 people and injured 121 others.
Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be approximately $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.
The Fresno Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.
The Fresno Police Department will be conducting another DUI/Driver’s License Saturation Patrol on Friday November 22, 2019 in our ongoing commitment to take suspected impaired drivers off our streets and highways, ultimately lowering the risk for deaths and injuries.
Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
