DATE: September 21, 2024
SUBJECT: DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint and DUI Saturation Results
CONTACT: Michael Gens, Sergeant
(805) 385-7847 (Tue-Fri 7AM-5PM) | michael.gens@oxnardpd.org
Eight impaired drivers arrested during DUI checkpoint and saturation.
On September 20, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m., the Oxnard Police Department, in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol, held a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint at Saviers Road and Coach “C” Lane. There was also a simultaneous city-wide DUI saturation. The operation resulted in eight arrests for impaired driving, two arrests for driving while suspended, and seventeen citations for driving while unlicensed.
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.