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On
July 20, 2002, at 8:00 p.m., the Santa Monica Police Department
conducted a Driver’s License/DUI checkpoint in the 2200 block of
Wilshire Blvd. The checkpoint was in accordance with a State of
California - Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant.
The OTS grant entitled “RID” Removing Irresponsible Drivers
is designed to remove unlicensed drivers from the roadways.
The
Santa Monica Police Department’s Traffic Division issued 18
citations and towed 6 vehicles for drivers’ license violations.
One individual was arrested for driving under the influence.
A total of 199 vehicles were stopped in a six-hour period.
The
goal of these programs aim at educating and bringing awareness to our
community, while at the same time detecting and removing drunk and
irresponsible drivers from our roadways.
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