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DUI and Driver's License Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday

Glendale Police Department will check for signs of drivers under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or drivers with suspended licenses.

Glendale police officers will conduct a driving under the influence and driver's license checkpoint at an undisclosed location in Glendale on Friday night. 

Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit will be at this unreleased location from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. to check for signs of alcohol or drug impairment as well as proper licensing, officials said. 

People who are caught driving impaired will face monetary fines, DUI classes, license suspension, insurance increases, and possible jail time, according to a Glendale Police statement. 

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Checkpoints are scheduled to help reduce the number of accidents and the number of people killed associated with driving under the influence, authorities said. 

“Over the past three years, DUI collisions have resulted in 67 injury related crashes harming 346 of our friends and neighbors in Glendale,” said Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz in a prepared statement.

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Past research demonstrates the effectiveness of having DUI checkpoints, with crashes involving alcohol decreasing by 20 percent when towns publicize and conduct checkpoints routinely, police said. 

“Deaths from drunk and drug-impaired driving are going down in California,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), in a statement. “But hundreds of our friends, family, and co-workers are killed each year, along with tens of thousands who are seriously injured. We must all continue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a drunk driver, call 911.”

Funding for the DUI checkpoint is provided by a grant from the California OTS with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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