Elk Grove Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint This Weekend

April 11, 2014 |

Elk Grove Police announced today that a DUI-drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this weekend.

The checkpoint will be conducted Saturday night from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m Sunday at an undisclosed location within city limits. The checkpoint will focus on removing impaired drivers, as well as unlicensed drivers from the roadways.  

Educational materials covering the dangers of driving under the influence will also be handed out to motorists. Funding for the sobriety checkpoint is provided through a grant from the U.C. Berkeley Traffic Safety Center with primary funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety.

The public is encouraged to call the Elk Grove Police Department at (916) 714-5111 (emergency line) or 911 if they observe impaired drivers on the roadways. For additional information, please contact Sergeant Dan Schnepple at (916) 478-8116.