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The Rancho Cordova Police Department will hold a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint at an undisclosed location Friday, the agency said in a news release.
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The checkpoint is scheduled from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday.
“DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes,” the release said. “The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.”
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Funding for the checkpoint comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, authorities said.
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California law requires drivers to stop and submit to a sobriety checkpoint when directed by law enforcement.
The city of Rancho Cordova contracts law enforcement services through the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
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