Crime & Safety
DUI Checkpoints Begin Friday Night in Cupertino
Sheriff's deputies will be looking for impaired drivers starting at 7 p.m.
As Thursday looks at Friday an after-work end-of-the-week micro-brew sounds pretty good right now. Well, get yourself a designated driver because the Sheriff’s office will be out in force Friday night conducting sobriety checks in Cupertino.
Keep the beers, cocktails and other impairing frivolities to a minimum because from 7 p.m. Aug. 19 to 2 a.m. Aug. 20 deputies will set up shop at checkpoints in the city looking for impaired drivers.
“Our objective is to send a clear message to those considering mixing alcohol and/or drugs with driving … the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office will be keeping a watchful eye out for you,” said Sgt. Troy Smith, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s spokesman.
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The checkpoint is part of the Avoid the 13 Campaign, paid for through a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety.
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