Concord police said they arrested one person they suspect of driving under the influence of alcohol at a checkpoint they set up Saturday night.
Officers held the checkpoint at Willow Pass Road and Mt. Diablo Street from 7 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday.
According to police, around 489 vehicles were contacted during the eight-hour checkpoint.
Checkpoint locations are based on a history of crashes and DUI arrests, and are held to deter drivers from driving impaired, police said.
Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Boil him in oil.
Then give him a fair trial
How many LEOs were tied up to catch one person? …maybe it would be better off have them patrol other areas for that return? … probably catch even more DUIs, reckless driving, firearms violations, etc. .. just sayin’
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The checkpoint was paid for by a grant. Meaning, it’s likely an “extra” function of CPD so it likely incurred overtime pay for the officers.
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Cities and counties should hold these checkpoints as part of their sta dard operational programming rather than being funded by grant monies.
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One less drunk driver is someone else saved from being killed. If youre drunk have someone drive you home or use an uber. Too many innocent people die from dui drivers.
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… Somebody didnt get the memo.
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Congrats.
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Wow they caught 1 out of 30, taxes well spent
“Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration”
And guess who they got the money from?
What a waste of resources
Wow, my prediction was WAY off from last week. I predicted around 300 inconvenienced motorists and just ONE outstanding warrant cite and release. Boy was I wrong! 489 motorists guilty until proven innocent, and a whole ONE DUI. Outstanding work!
(easy Karen, I’m all about removing intoxicated motorists from our roads. But statistically, this is like farting in a snowstorm to keep your butt warm. It’s a complete waste of money, time, energy and resources. Time to approach this differently, and more effectively)
Example – Bars require patrons to blow before they receive their keys to their car. Make little machines, whatever. We all know someone that has been over-served in downtown Walnut Creek. Start addressing the source of the problems one by one. Also, we’ve seen a 400% increase in drug use since bozo tool office. Maybe, just maybe, the border does matter?
How do we know that the drunk driver wasn’t hired by the police?
Interesting location in Concord. Anyone know in what direction they were conducting the checkpoint?
It was located at the intersection of Willow Pass Rd and Galindo St near the Chevron on the corner across the street from the old Bank of America building. The direction of the checkpoint was westbound.
Hope he got the Rodney King treatment.
Try holding one on Monument Speedway (oops, Blvd.) and see how many drunk and/or unlicensed drivers and unregistered cars you catch.
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