Irvine Police Department Press Release3/15/2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE #3/15/2013
Contact : Julia Engen, Lieutenant 949-724-7112, jengen@cityofirvine.org
Subject : Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2013
IRVINE, CA (March 15, 2013): The Irvine Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway, in the City of Irvine as part of our ongoing campaign to take dangerous drivers off the road.
In 2011, nearly 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher. In California, this deadly crime led to 774 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Continue reading