San Diego Police announced a Thursday night DUI and drivers license checkpoint and warned drivers that officers will also be looking for drug impairment.
The department is supporting a new effort by the California Office of Traffic Safety that aims to educate all drivers that “DUI doesn’t just mean booze.”
“If you take prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you might be impaired enough to get a DUI,” said Officer Mark McCullough. “Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.”
Thursday night’s checkpoint will be in a location chosen because of previous arrests and accidents. Officers will be stopping and checking motorists between 11 p.m. Thursday and 3 a.m. Friday.
Over the past three years, the San Diego Police have investigated 2,381 DUI collisions which have claimed 19 lives and resulted in another 2,257 injuries.
