Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoint Planned for Studio City Tonight Along Ventura Bouelvard
Don't drive drunk between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. or you will be caught in Studio City.
Police will be checking for intoxicated drivers at a pair of checkpoints this weekend, one tonight in Studio City and another on Saturday in downtown Los Angeles.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Emergency Operations Division will staff a checkpoint on Ventura Boulevard between Blue Canyon Drive and Colfax Avenue from 8 p.m. tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday, according to a department statement.
This is not far from the scene of the fiery crash earlier this month at Tujunga and Ventura Boulevard.
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Another checkpoint will be located on Figueroa Street between Eighth and Ninth streets from 8 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday, police said.
"Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough,'' according to police. Funding for the checkpoint comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, police said.
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* Senior Lead Officer Mike Lewis Talks About the DUI Checkpoints
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