{"id":280073,"date":"2026-04-22T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280073\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:45:12","slug":"sacramento-police-conduct-dui-checkpoint-issue-dozens-of-citations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/280073\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento police conduct DUI checkpoint, issue dozens of citations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wed, April 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

(FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0The Sacramento Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint along Broadway on Monday, targeting impaired driving as part of increased enforcement tied to \u201c4\/20,\u201d a day associated with cannabis use.<\/p>\n

The checkpoint was set up near the intersection of Broadway and 21st Street, where officers stopped eastbound traffic between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. According to Sacramento police, the location was selected based on a history of traffic collisions in the area.<\/p>\n

Sacramento police said that a total of 764 vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Officers conducted 68 driver\u2019s license checks during the operation.<\/p>\n

Authorities reported issuing 30 citations to drivers operating vehicles with suspended or revoked licenses or without a valid license. An additional 20 citations were issued for other violations.<\/p>\n

The checkpoint was staffed by a combination of police personnel, volunteers, chaplains, cadets, members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Sacramento County Crime Lab.<\/p>\n

SPD said DUI checkpoints are aimed at reducing impaired driving and increasing public safety by deterring motorists from driving under the influence.<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX40 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wed, April 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC (FOX40.COM) \u2014\u00a0The Sacramento Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint along…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279666,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[37751,11077,121,357,123,122,9113],"class_list":{"0":"post-280073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-checkpoint","9":"tag-dui","10":"tag-sacramento","11":"tag-sacramento-county","12":"tag-sacramento-headlines","13":"tag-sacramento-news","14":"tag-sacramento-police-department"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280073","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=280073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}