{"id":106255,"date":"2025-12-23T11:10:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106255\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T11:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T11:10:31","slug":"wasco-police-to-hold-dui-checkpoint-on-dec-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/106255\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasco police to hold DUI checkpoint on Dec. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Wasco Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver&#8217;s license checkpoint on Saturday, Dec. 27, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the city. <\/p>\n<p>The checkpoint aims to enhance traffic safety by removing impaired drivers from the roads. <\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/bpd-over-880-vehicles-screened-in-dui-checkpoint-three-drivers-arrested-in-bakersfield-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BPD: Over 880 vehicles screened in DUI checkpoint; three drivers arrested in Bakersfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities remind the public that impairment is not limited to alcohol; some medications and marijuana can also affect driving ability. <\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/bakersfieldnow.com\/news\/local\/three-arrested-for-suspected-dui-at-chp-checkpoint-172-vehicles-screened-in-bakersfield-kern-county-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Three arrested for suspected DUI at CHP checkpoint, 172 vehicles screened in Bakersfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Driving under the influence is illegal, and first-time DUI arrests can lead to fines and penalties averaging $13,500, along with a suspended license.<\/p>\n<p>The event is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 The Wasco Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver&#8217;s license checkpoint on Saturday, Dec.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-106255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106255","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=106255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}