Benicia – The Benicia Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint
on May 24, 2019, at an undisclosed location within the city between the hours of 7 p.m. to midnight.
DUI Checkpoints like this one are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI
arrests. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment, with officers checking
drivers for proper licensing.

The Benicia Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take
prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, you
might be impaired enough to get a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with
alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI. In 2017, 1,120 people were killed in alcohol-involved
crashes on California roads.

The Benicia Police Department offers these reminders to ensure you have a safe night of fun that doesn’t
involve a DUI:

• Always use a designated sober driver – a friend who is not drinking, ride-share, cab or public
transportation – to get home.

• See someone who is clearly impaired try and drive? Take the keys and help them make other
arrangements to find a sober way home.

• Report drunk drivers – Call 911.

• Hosting a party? Offer nonalcoholic drinks. Monitor who are drinking and how they are getting
home.

Getting home safely is cheap, but getting a DUI is not. Drivers caught driving impaired and charged
with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be upwards of $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI
classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time.

Funding for this checkpoint is provided to the Benicia Police Department by a grant from the California
Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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