Elk Grove Police to Conduct DUI Checkpoint This Weekend

August 13, 2014 |

The Elk Grove Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver's License checkpoint this weekend in Elk Grove.

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

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.