CHP operating DUI checkpoint in Modesto

(FOX40.COM) - - A DUI checkpoint will be carried out by California Highway Patrol in north Modesto on Thursday, according to the company.

The sobriety checkpoint will be held between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. within the unincorporated area of Stanislaus County.
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"Research shows that crashes involving an impaired chauffeur can be decreased by as much as 20% when well-publicized DUI checkpoints and proactive DUI patrols are carried out consistently," CHP stated in a news release.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have actually supplied the most efficient recorded results of any of the DUI enforcement methods. CHP includes that almost 90% of California drivers approve of DUI checkpoints.

Motorists caught driving impaired can anticipate the effect of a DUI arrest to include jail time, fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenditures that can surpass $15,000.

Financing for this checkpoint is provided to the CHP by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.