losangelesdrunkdrivinglawyer: Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint on 2/19/11

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Los Angeles DUI Checkpoint on 2/19/11 By Laura Fishman on February 17, 2011 3:35 PM | No TrackBacks

Watch where you’re driving this weekend. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department will be setting up at least one roadblock on Saturday to catch drunk drivers breaking the law. This week’s LAPD DUI checkpoint will be taking place in the 77th Division of the Southern Los Angeles region at the following time and location:

Saturday February 19: Florence Avenue between Gramercy Place and Western Avenue, 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

LAPD states that DUI checkpoints are regularly conducted in the community in order to reduce the incident of injuries, death, and property damage associated with drunk driving. The 77th Division alone apparently experienced 129 DUI-related traffic collisions last year. Hence, the need for more DUI enforcement.

Yet there are people that are wrongfully arrested for driving under the influence at checkpoints each year, so it's important for drivers to know their rights when proceeding through such roadblocks. The state of California actually has strict guidelines and restrictions for law enforcers when it comes to how sobriety checkpoints are conducted.

For example, did you know that there must be a turnout before any DUI checkpoint in the state so that people have the option to turn around if they do not want to proceed through the roadblock? The public must also legally be given prior notice of any checkpoint.

The California laws on DUI checkpoints can be found through an earlier blog post titled "Los Angeles DUI Attorneys Analyze Sobriety Checkpoints." Meanwhile, LA area DUI suspects always have the right to speak with a Los Angeles DUI attorney after an arrest to so that they can get a better understanding of their rights during the criminal defense process.

Related Resources:

See a Los Angeles DUI Attorney (FindLaw)DUI Arrests (FindLaw)Field Sobriety Tests and Sobriety Checkpoints (FindLaw)

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