CHP: Officers to set up DUI checkpoint in Fresno County this weekend

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – The Fresno Area California Highway Patrol will be conducting a DUI and Driver License checkpoint starting Friday.

Officers say the checkpoint will be somewhere within the unincorporated area of Fresno County between 7 p.m. on Friday and 3 a.m. on Saturday. The map below shows unincorporated areas of the county in green where the checkpoint may be set up. A full map of the county can be viewed here .

According to CHP, drivers who are impaired can expect jail time, license suspension, insurance increases, fines, and DUI classes.

Per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, impaired driving includes driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, illegal drugs, and prescription and over-the-counter medicines labeled with warnings against “operating heavy machinery.”

CHP asks those who see what they suspect to be impaired driving to call 9-1-1.

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