{"id":473,"date":"2026-05-07T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/elk-grove-police-to-hold-dui-drivers-license-checkpoint-friday-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:34:00","slug":"elk-grove-police-to-hold-dui-drivers-license-checkpoint-friday-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/elk-grove-police-to-hold-dui-drivers-license-checkpoint-friday-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Elk Grove police to hold DUI, driver\u2019s license checkpoint Friday. 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How hot will it get?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The checkpoint was scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00bb\u00a0Elk Grove news in your inbox: <\/strong>Get our  <span>free<\/span> Elk Grove email newsletter <span>here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The department said the checkpoint focused on impaired drivers and also targeted unlicensed drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/mulch-mayhem-coming-to-sacramento-to-help-residents-conserve-water-5\/\">\u2018Mulch Mayhem\u2019 coming to Sacramento to help residents conserve water<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducational materials covering the dangers of driving under the influence will also be handed out to motorists,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Authorities said funding for the checkpoint was provided through a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/uc-unions-and-ca-lawmakers-back-23-billion-bond-to-counter-trumps-funding-cuts-3\/\">UC, unions and CA lawmakers back $23 billion bond to counter Trump\u2019s funding cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elk Grove Police will run a sobriety and driver\u2019s license checkpoint Friday from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., targeting impaired and unlicensed drivers with educational materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,29,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-elk-grove-news","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elk Grove police to hold DUI, driver\u2019s license checkpoint Friday. 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