The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) Traffic Bureau will be conducting a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on April 11 in the area of North Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive. The checkpoint will be operational from approximately 8 p.m. and conclude at approximately 2 a.m. All traffic will pass through the checkpoint. Motorists will be stopped and contacted by uniformed officers, who will be checking for alcohol and/or drug-impaired drivers. Officers will also check to make sure all contacted drivers have a valid driver’s license.
DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints is to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.