CHP makes 22+ DUI arrests in south Sacramento; more checkpoints planned
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- CHP arrested over 22 DUI suspects in South Sacramento over the weekend.
- Officers stopped one driver with .28% BAC and two young children in the car.
- Law enforcement plans DUI checkpoints this week across the Sacramento region.
The California Highway Patrol said that its officers arrested more than 22 motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in south Sacramento over the past weekend.
The arrests included one driver whose blood-alcohol content measured 0.28, more than three times California’s legal limit of 0.08.
In that case, the agency’s South Sacramento office stated that the driver was stopped after swerving and nearly crashing multiple times. Inside the vehicle were two children, ages 4 and 1. The driver was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of DUI and two counts of willful cruelty to a child.
CHP officials shared photos of several motorists awaiting chemical breath tests after they had been taken off the road.
“Countless lives saved,” the South Sacramento CHP office posted on its Facebook page. “That’s teamwork, vigilance and dedication.”
Law enforcement will be ramping up DUI enforcement across the Sacramento region this week with checkpoints planned at undisclosed locations in these areas:
Placer County: The CHP’s Auburn area office will have a checkpoint Wednesday in an unincorporated area.
West Sacramento: Police will run a checkpoint from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday.
Rocklin: Police will conduct a checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday.
Law enforcement agencies say checkpoint locations are chosen based on crash data and areas where impaired driving is more common. They say drivers can avoid arrests by designating a sober driver or using rideshare or taxi services.
Rocklin police officials noted that first-time DUI offenders could face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.
