San Diego Announces More Sobriety Checkpoints During New Year’s Weekend

cartoon.dui.jpgThe following San Diego DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols have been published by californiaavoid.org:

  • Poway: 12/30, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm – 3:00am.
  • Carlsbad: 12/30, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am.
  • Coronado: 12/31, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am.
  • La Mesa: 12/31, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm-3:00am.
  • Poway: 12/31, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm – 3:00am.
  • Lemon Grove: 1/1, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am.
  • Chula Vista: 1/1, DUI Checkpoint, 7:00pm – 3:00am.
  • Poway: 1/1, DUI Saturation Patrol, 8:00pm – 3:00am.

In order for these checkpoints to be deemed constitutional, they must meet the criteria outlined in Ingersoll v. Palmer. For more information on DUI checkpoints, see the following entries: “California’s Sobriety Checkpoint/Roadblock Criteria (Part I and Part II),” which were published on November 1st and 8th, 2010.

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