{"id":100108,"date":"2025-12-18T20:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/100108\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T20:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:31:15","slug":"dui-checkpoint-in-north-long-beach-on-friday-dec-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/100108\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI checkpoint in North Long Beach on Friday, Dec. 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Long Beach Police Department will hold a driving under the influence (DUI)\/Driver License (CDL) Checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in North Long Beach this Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes, according to a statement from LBPD. The primary purpose of DUI\/CDL checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking impaired drivers off the road, increase awareness of the dangers associated with drinking and driving and serve as a deterrent to potential impaired and unlicensed drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cImpaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,\u201d Commander Jeremy Boshnack said in a public statement. \u201cAny prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improve traffic safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Impaired driving can be caused by more than just alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.square.site\/merchant\/VTEV4JWNN0BCX\/checkout\/QITBSZJMKSPZ6B24C37I4VYL\" aria-label=\"If you enjoyed what you read, consider donating to the Signal Tribune, one of the only independently-owned newspapers in Long Beach and Signal Hill.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766089875_55_If-you-enjoyed-what-you-read-consider-donating-to-the-Signal-Tribune-one-of-the-only-independently-o.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1500\" height=\"600\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Long Beach Police Department will hold a driving under the influence (DUI)\/Driver License (CDL) Checkpoint from 6&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-100108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}