NEWS RELEASE
DATE: August 31, 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
Seven impaired drivers arrested during DUI checkpoint and saturation.
On August 30, 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 Ventura Road and Stone Creek Drive, as well as a simultaneous city-wide DUI saturation. The operation resulted in seven arrests for impaired driving, and two arrests for driving while suspended for DUI, one arrest for possessing a controlled substance, and eighteen citations for various traffic violations, including being an 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.