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The Menlo Park Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint overnight, from 8 p.m.–2 a.m., on Friday, June 14. The checkpoint will be held on the 500 block of Middlefield Road.
“Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,” Traffic Sgt. Chris Adair said in a press release. “Any prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improve traffic safety.”
Nicole Acker, a spokesperson for the department, said there have been 20 collisions involving an impaired driver in Menlo Park over the past year.
The Menlo Park Police Department determines DUI checkpoint locations based on historical data about areas in the city notorious for impaired driving-related crashes.
DUI checkpoints are usually conducted once a year.
Funding for the DUI checkpoint program is provided by a $74,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which the police department was awarded in November 2023.
Besides DUI checkpoints, the grant also funds additional enforcement of dangerous driving behaviors, including distracted and aggressive driving, as well as community presentations on traffic safety issues and officer training.
The grant program runs through September 2024.
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