By Lookout Staff

August 12, 2010 -- The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/ Drivers license check point on the 300 block of Pico Boulevard on Friday night to confirm the status of their sobriety and drivers license.

This is the sixth of several checkpoints to be conducted over a twelve-month period with a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

"If you plan on drinking, have a designated driver or call a taxi cab to take you safely home," said Sgt. Jay Trisler, the police department spokesman.

Since 2005, the number of alcohol involved fatalities has been dropping, thanks to efforts like this, police said. But law enforcement and the public must continue to work toward zero deaths.

“Law enforcement officers are doing more to remove drunk drivers from California’s streets and highways thanks to our DUI traffic safety funding,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “But everyone can help make their communities safer.
If you see a Drunk Driver: Call 9-1-1.”

For more information please contact Sergeant Jeff Wiles at the Santa Monica Police Department Traffic Division, 310-458-8950, or the Public Information Officer, Sergeant Trisler at 310-458-8471.