Natomas Checkpoint Screens Licenses & DUIs

The checkpoint is located on Del Paso Road at Five Star Way. / Photo by Marc Laver

Police officers and volunteers assemble as they prepare for the checkpoint. / Photo by Marc Laver

Officer Arron Guglielmelli in control room. He is in charge to towing cars if drivers are found intoxicated. / Photo by Marc Laver

Officer checks screens vehicles as they pass. / Photo by Marc Laver

BY BRANDY TUZON BOYD
THE NATOMAS BUZZ | @natomasbuzz

The Sacramento Police Department is currently conducting a sobriety and driver license checkpoint in Natomas.

Just before 10 p.m. police had screened nearly 500 vehicles, said Sgt. Chris Prince. Of those about two dozen drivers had undergone license checks, thad been checked for DUI, and one driver determined to be under the influence, Prince said. Two vehicles had been towed.

“We’re out here to be a deterrant and educate the public,” Prince said of the high-volume location. He expected a steady flow of traffic and that officers and volunteers would see up to 1,600 vehicles throughout the night.

Prince said 27 Sacramento Police Department staff were on hand at the checkpoint along with several law enforcement chaplains and Volunteers In Police Service or VIPS.

The checkpoint is located at on Del Paso road near Five Star Way. It started at 8 p.m. and was scheduled to run for up to seven hours.