Burbank PD News Release: DUI Checkpoint Results

Burbank, CA (December 17, 2024) – The Burbank Police Department Traffic Bureau conducted a DUI and driver license checkpoint on December 14, 2024. The checkpoint was held on Olive Avenue between Pass Avenue and Hollywood Way, from 7:20 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.

Locations for DUI checkpoints are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests. The primary purpose of these checkpoints is not to make arrests, but to promote public safety by deterring drivers from driving while impaired.

According to Lieutenant Jeff Barcus of the Burbank Police Traffic Bureau, over 770 vehicles were screened. The average travel time for vehicles passing through the checkpoint was about 28 seconds. Of the vehicles screened, the following are the results of the checkpoint:

• Field sobriety tests were administered to 6 drivers
• 2 DUI arrests
• 5 citations were issued for driving without a valid license
• 2 citations were issued for driving with a suspended license
• 3 vehicles were impounded

The goal of a DUI checkpoint is not to make arrests, but rather to deter impaired driving with high-visibility enforcement and well-publicized DUI operations. The Burbank Police Department will continue to deploy DUI saturation patrols over the next several months. Funding for these operations is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Questions regarding this statement should be directed to Sergeant Stephen Turner at (818) 238-3240 or [email protected]