Date/Time Written:

7/18/200904:59

Type of Incident:

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint

Date/Time of Incident:

7/17/200919:25

Location of Incident:

Clinton Keith/West Murrieta Oaks Road

Reporting Officer:

Sergeant Jon Flavin

Reporting Officer Phone:

951-304-2677

File Number:

Incident Summary

On Friday July 17, 2009 the Murrieta Police Department conducted a combination sobriety/driver's license checkpoint in the City of Murrieta.  The checkpoint was set up to screen traffic eastbound Clinton Keith Road east of West Murrieta Oaks Road.

The checkpoint was funded by a traffic safety grant the City of Murrieta was awarded by the State of California, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, Office of Traffic Safety (O.T.S.).

The checkpoint began operations at 7:25 p.m. and ended at 1:00 am. A total of 1,544 vehicles drove through the checkpoint, and of these vehicles 499 were screened.  Thirty-seven of the drivers screened were pulled into a secondary area.