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The Los Angeles Police Department have released information regarding two planned Sobriety and License checkpoints for this weekend. Tonight they will be set up in Pacoima near the I-5 and 118 Freeway interchange on Van Nuys Boulevard between Laurel Canyon and Remick Avenue from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturday, the LAPD plan to run a checkpoint in Baldwin Hills on La Brea Avenue between Rodeo Road and Exposition Boulevard from 8 p.m. - 2 a.m.
As always, the LAPD use theyse Sobriety checkpoints to verify proper licensing for drivers, to check for--and remove from the streets--drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and educate the public about the dangers of driving while intoxicated.
