Date/Time Written:

10/17/200904:35

Type of Incident:

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint

Date/Time of Incident:

10/16/200919:15

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 October 16, 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 Murrieta Oaks West.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The checkpoint began operations at 7:15 p.m. and ended at 1:00 am. A total of 1,673  vehicles drove through the checkpoint, and of these vehicles 770 were screened.  Twenty-nine of the drivers screened were pulled into a secondary area.