BHPD Release DUI Checkpoint Results

April 16, 2025 ·

Photo courtesy of the Beverly Hills Police Department.

BEVERLY HILLS—The BHPD sent an email to Canyon News releasing results of a DUI Checkpoint it recently conducted on April 11.

The DUI checkpoint was held at N. Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.

A total of 1,630 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, and 206 were screened. One driver was arrested for driving under the influence, and four drivers were cited for driving without a driver’s license.

DUI checkpoint locations are based on reported incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary focus of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off roads.

Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

By Trevor

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