BHPD Running Checkpoint Between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
By Dolores Quintana
Be aware the Beverly Hills Police Department will be conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on September 9. The BHPD has given the community ample warning time to be aware of the coming event. BHPD announced the checkpoint via their Instagram, Facebook page and website. The announcement is as follows:
The Beverly Hills Police Department Traffic Bureau will be conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, September 9th, 2022, in the area of North Santa Monica Blvd. and Crescent Drive. The checkpoint will be operational from approximately 8:00 PM and conclude at approximately 2:00 AM. All traffic will pass through the checkpoint. Motorists will be stopped and contacted by uniformed officers, who will be checking for alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers. Officers will also check to make sure all drivers passing through the checkpoint have valid driver’s licenses.
The Beverly Hills Police Department supports the new effort from the 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. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI. The purpose of the checkpoint is to promote public safety, increase awareness of the dangers associated with impaired driving, and serve as a deterrent to potential impaired and unlicensed drivers.
If you have any questions regarding this program or any other traffic safety issue, please contact BHPD Traffic Bureau at (310) 285-2196. The media is encouraged to attend the checkpoint in an effort to spread awareness about the impacts of impaired driving.
Funding for impaired driving enforcement operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
