7 DUI Checkpoints Planned Across LA This Weekend: See Map Of Locations

LOS ANGELES, CA — The Los Angeles Police Department will ramp up drunken-driving enforcement this weekend with a series of DUI checkpoints and extra patrols across the city beginning Thursday night.

The 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 LAPD.

"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 LAPD.

The checkpoints and patrols will take place as follows:

Thursday, May 14

• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. at Olympic Boulevard and Orme Avenue in Boyle Heights
• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. at Nordhoff Street and Woodley Avenue in North Hills

Friday, May 15

• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. at Crenshaw Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard in Jefferson Park
• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. at Pacific Avenue and 1st Street in San Pedro
• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard and Bronson Avenue in Hollywood

Saturday, May 16

• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Marylee Street in Woodland Hills
• checkpoint from 6 to 11 p.m. Roscoe Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue in Sun Valley

Sunday, May 17

• saturation patrol from noon to 8 p.m. in Mission Division (Arleta, North Hills, Mission Hills, Panorama City, Sylmar)

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