The City of San Rafael Police Department will be holding a DUI checkpoint tonight, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The checkpoint will be conducted on East Francisco Boulevard at Morphew Street in both directions.
Police departments throughout Marin County and the San Francisco Bay Area run DUI checkpoints in an effort to deter DUI drivers and to keep unlicensed drivers off the streets. Drunk driving checkpoints are legal provided that the police follow guidelines including the giving of advance notice to motorists, the use of proper warning signs and lighting and a neutral based formula for stopping cars.
Friday night’s DUI checkpoint will be funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
