Long Beach Police Department

On Saturday January 25, 2014, the Long Beach Police Department’s Field Support Section conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Driver License Checkpoint on Shoreline Drive at Cedar Avenue from 7 p.m. until 3 a.m.  During the eight-hour operation, which was aided by Long Beach Police Explorers and Long Beach Search and Rescue, 1,354 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with 454 being screened, resulting in the following statistics:

•      Five (5) DUI arrests
•      Four (4) Cited for unlicensed driving
•      Two (2) Cited for suspended license    

 DUI checkpoints are a vital component in the fight against both impaired and unlicensed driving. Nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol and/or drugs causes one death every 33 minutes. The average American has a 30% chance of being killed or injured by a driver under the influence. Sobriety checkpoints have been proven to reduce these types of driving-related collisions by removing such drivers from our streets. 

 Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Safety Administration. 

 For further information contact Traffic Section Lieutenant Kris Klein at (562) 570-7292.