DATE: January 27, 2023
SUBJECT: DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints and Saturation Patrol Results
CONTACT: Jose Diaz, Sergeant
(805) 385-7847 jose.diaz@oxnardpd.org
Six impaired drivers arrested during two simultaneous DUI checkpoints and saturation patrol.
On January 26, 2023, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., the Oxnard Police Department collaborated with the California Highway Patrol – Ventura Office and held two simultaneous DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints and a city-wide saturation patrol. The first checkpoint was held at Wooley Road and A Street, and the second location was held at Saviers Road and Iris Street. The operations resulted in six arrests for impaired driving and forty-one citations.
Checkpoint locations are based on a history of crashes and DUI arrests. The primary purpose of checkpoints is not to make arrests but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving impaired.
Funding for this checkpoint and DUI enforcement patrols was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.