By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY
Senior Writer
This driver, who was suspected of being under the influence, passed the field sobriety test. (Photos by Douglas W. Motley)
These two women had no problem passing inspection.
One motorist was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and 20 DUI evaluations were conducted during the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) DUI checkpoint, located on Highway 189 at North Bay Road in Blue Jay, on Saturday, Aug. 24. A total of 218 vehicles were screened for motorists driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
The six-hour-long operation, which got underway at 8 p.m. and ended at 2 a.m., was conducted by seven officers from the CHP’s Arrowhead Area office in Running Springs. Orange traffic cones lined the roadway into and out of the checkpoint area, where officers waved at each motorist to stop for inspection by two CHP officers holding flashlights, on each side of the vehicle, with one officer checking each motorist’s driver’s license, while the other officer questioned the driver, looking for possible signs of intoxication.
Asked how long last Saturday’s checkpoint had been in the planning stage, CHP Lt. Nicholas King, commander of the Running Springs CHP office, told the Alpine Mountaineer, “We started planning and training for it a couple of months ago, because there are a lot of procedures and laws we have to follow.” When asked how the operation was financed, King responded, “It was a federal grant from the Office of Traffic Safety.”
He added that persons interested in information about the CHP’s Arrowhead Area and its public events could find it on their social media platforms by logging onto CHP_Arrowhead.
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