BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Bakersfield Police Department is expected to conduct a DUI and Driver’s License Checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city limits on Fri, Aug 25.
The checkpoint is scheduled to take place from 6:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. the next morning. According to the BPD, there will also be "concurrent proactive DUI patrols."
According to Koenig Law Office in Bakersfield, California state law permits a driver to decline to approach a DUI checkpoint and find an alternate route. Officers at the checkpoint are not permitted to arrest a driver simply for declining to approach a checkpoint.
Authorities say that announcing these checkpoints ahead of time helps deter possible drunk drivers. Funding for the checkpoint was provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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