Law enforcement agencies across Riverside County are planning a coordinated campaign to crack down on impaired drivers from Dec. 13 through Jan. 1, a Riverside police sergeant announced Thursday.
Checkpoints and saturation patrols are planned this weekend in Beaumont, Banning, Indian Wells, Palm Springs, Hemet and other locations, Sgt. Skip Showalter said on behalf of the Avoid the 30 DUI Task Force.
"Every law enforcement agency in Riverside County is prepared to stop and arrest any impaired driver to keep roads safe," Showalter said.
The following schedule is current as of Dec. 12, 2013:
Friday Dec. 13
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Lake Elsinore
City of Corona
City of Desert Hot Springs
City of Jurupa Valley
City of La Quinta
City of Riverside
City of Temecula
Multi-Agency Task Force Operation
Cities of Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley and Riverside
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Beaumont
City of Indian Wells
City of Murrieta
Saturday Dec. 14
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Moreno Valley
City of Murrieta
City of Norco
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Banning
City of Coachella
City of Jurupa Valley
City of Menifee
City of Palm Springs
City of Lake Perris
Sunday Dec. 15
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Hemet
City of San Jacinto
Thursday Dec. 19
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Riverside
Friday Dec. 20
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Coachella
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Corona
City of Hemet
City of Palm Desert
City of Perris
Saturday Dec. 21
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Eastvale
City of La Quinta
City of Menifee
City of Perris
Multi-Agency Task Force Operation
Cities of Banning, Beaumont, Hemet and San Jacinto
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Rancho Mirage
City of Riverside
City of Temecula
Sunday Dec. 22
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Desert Hot Springs
Monday Dec. 23
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Riverside
Friday Dec. 27
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Lake Elsinore
City of Palm Springs
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Beaumont
City of Blythe
City of La Quinta
City of Murrieta
City of Palm Springs
City of Riverside
Saturday Dec. 28
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of San Jacinto
City of Temecula
Multi-Agency Task Force Operation
Cities of Indian Wells, Mount San Jacinto, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Banning
City of Blythe
City of Coachella
City of Riverside
Sunday Dec. 29
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of San Jacinto
Tuesday Dec. 31
DUI/DL Checkpoint
City of Palm Desert
DUI Saturation Patrol
City of Blythe
City of Corona
City of La Quinta
City of Lake Perris
City of Moreno Valley
City of Riverside
For more info about Avoid the 30's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign visit www.avoidthe30.org.
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