DUI Checkpoint Planned In Long Beach This Week

LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach Police Department will ramp up drunken-driving enforcement this week with a series of DUI checkpoint planned for Thursday night.

DUI checkpoint locations target areas with a record of impaired driving-related crashes and arrests. Police will also be checking to ensure drivers are properly licensed, according to the LBPD.

"The Los Angeles Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol," department officials said in a written release. "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."

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, according to the LBPD.

The checkpoints and patrols will take place as follows:

The checkpoint will take place from 6 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday at an undisclosed location in the city's East Division, according to the LBPD.

The division is bounded by Del Amo Boulevard to the north, the shoreline to the south, Orange County to the east and Cherry Avenue and the city of Signal Hill to the west.