Law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles County have made more than 1,000 arrests in the first week of its summer anti-DUI campaign, officials reported.
The Avoid the 100 DUI task force, made up of 100 county law enforcement agencies made 1,258 arrests since Friday, Aug. 17 when the campaign kicked off.
In 2011 during the same time period, the campaign nabbed 1,649 motorists driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
During the rest of the campaign, all regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus efforts on DUI arrests.
The campaign will continue though the end of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3. DUI checkpoints and patrols will be conducted at the following locations:
Thursday, Aug. 30
DUI Checkpoints: Pasadena, LAPD – Olympic Area
Friday, Aug. 31
DUI Checkpoints: West Covina, Glendale, LASD Bellflower, CHP TBA, Malibu, Gardena
Saturday, Sept. 1
DUI Checkpoints: CHP West Valley, LAPD – Central Area, LASD – Compton
DUI Patrols: Avoid the 100 (West) Multi-Agency in El Segundo (El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne,
Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo and Torrance), Gardena, Glendale, Long Beach, Whittier, LASD location TBD
Sunday, Sept. 2
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) Multi-Agency in El Segundo (El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo and Torrance), Gardena, LAPD – Hollenbeck Area
Monday, Sept. 3
MEP (Maximum Enforcement Period): CHP Southern Division
DUI Patrol: LASD location TBD
Funding for Avoid the 100 Summer/Labor Day Anti-DUI Campaign is provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
