DATE: May 18, 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
Four impaired drivers arrested during DUI checkpoint and saturation.
On May 17, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., the Oxnard Police Department held a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint at Ventura Road and Devonshire Drive, as well as a simultaneous city-wide DUI saturation. The operation resulted in four arrests for impaired driving, and sixteen citations for various traffic violations, including unlicensed driver.
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.