{"id":260126,"date":"2026-04-09T23:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/260126\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:07:16","slug":"bakersfield-police-to-hold-dui-drivers-license-checkpoint-on-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/260126\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police to hold DUI, driver\u2019s license checkpoint on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 The Bakersfield Police Department said officers will be checking drivers for signs of impairment at an undisclosed checkpoint location Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The department said the checkpoint will take place April 10, somewhere within city limits, between 6:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+&quot;}\"> Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+ <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials said DUI checkpoints are effective at lowering the amount of DUI-related crashes. Routine and well-publicized DUI checkpoints can reduce DUI-related injury crashes by 20%, the department said in a release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers will be checking for signs of impairment related to alcohol, drug or prescription drug use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DUI convictions can result in significant jail time, fines and other expenses that could top $10,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone who suspects seeing an impaired driver on the road is asked to call 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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