DUI Patrols Expected Friday in San Marino

July 4th may be over, but the celebrations are expected to continue well into the weekend, and so is the risk of alcohol-impaired drivers on the road.

Officials reported almost 500 DUI arrests in the days leading up to July 4th, according to City News Service.

Law enforcement officers have been out in full force since last Friday patrolling the roads as part of the Avoid the 100 DUI Campaign. This Friday, DUI patrols are expected to increase in San Marino.

On Friday, the Avoid the DUI Task Force will combine forces from Baldwin Park, West Covina, Baldwin Park, El Monte, Monrovia, Arcadia and Sierra Madre to patrol their areas.

The CHP will maintain DUI checkpoints in Newhall and the West Valley.

On Friday, the LAPD will concentrate on the Pacific area and the southeast.

Officers from Monterey Park, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Montebello and Bell Gardens will combine forces to patrol their areas.

Glendora, Pomona, Claremont, La Verne, Covina, Azusa and Irwindale will conduct joint patrols as well.

The CHP will conduct DUI patrols in Baldwin Park and the Antelope Valley.

There will be a DUI checkpoint in San Gabriel and the CHP will operate checkpoints in Baldwin Park and Altadena. The LAPD will conduct checkpoints in the Foothill and Mission areas.

There will be joint DUI patrols that same evening with various local police forces in Glendale, South Pasadena, Pasadena, Burbank, San Marino and San Fernando.

Wendy Brewer of the Avoid the 100 DUI Campaign urged people to follow these common-sense guidelines:

• plan a safe way home before a party;
• before drinking, designate a sober driver;
• if you're impaired, use a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, use public transportation or use your community's sober ride program;
• take the car keys away from someone you know who is about to drive while impaired, and help them make arrangements to get home safely; and
• call 911 if you see someone driving drunk.

-City News Service