DUI checkpoint planned for Palm Springs

Checkpoint will run Friday night until early Saturday morning

POSTED: 01:00 PM PST Jan 17, 2013    UPDATED: 06:16 AM PST Jan 18, 2013 
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -

The Palm Springs Police Department will erect a DUI  checkpoint tonight at an undisclosed location in the city.

      Between 8:30 tonight and 2:30 a.m. Saturday, officers staffing the  checkpoint will look for signs of alcohol or drug impairment and make sure  drivers are carrying valid licenses, police Sgt. Paul Abshire said, adding that  checkpoints reduce crashes.

      People arrested for DUI will face jail time, loss of driver's licenses  and higher insurance premiums, he said.

      The checkpoint is funded by a grant from the California Office of  Traffic Safety.

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