The Susanville office of the California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Susanville Police Department, will conduct a driving under the influence and driver license safety
checkpoint this Saturday, August 17th, somewhere within the Susanville city limits.
“Often, members of our community are senselessly injured or killed on our local roadways by intoxicated drivers,” explains CHP Officer Travis Music. “The goal of the CHP is to ensure the safe passage of each and every motorist.”
According to Music the sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint is a proven effective tool for achieving this goal and is designed to augment existing patrol operations.
“Traffic volume permitting, all vehicles will be checked for drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs or driving unlicensed. Our objective is to remove those impaired drivers before they cause life altering collisions and remove unlicensed drivers who should not be behind the wheel.”
Funding for the program was provided from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
