Sanger Police cite 30 drivers in DUI checkpoint

SANGER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Sanger Police Department held a DUI checkpoint on Wednesday. They cited 30 drivers as a result and arrested one person for DUI.

The department held the checkpoint from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. in locations that were determined based on data showing incidents of impaired-driving-related crashes.

Police stopped 62 people, issued 30 citations, 25 of those citations were for unlicensed drivers and four were for suspended licenses.

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One person was arrested for DUI, and two vehicles were towed, police said.

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Sanger Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

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