DUI checkpoint set for Friday night

The traffic bureau of the Costa Mesa Police Department will conduct a

sobriety checkpoint Friday night to screen for motorists driving under

the influence of drugs or alcohol.

The checkpoint will stop drivers traveling westbound on 19th Street at

Meyer Place from 9 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. on Saturday.

Authorities said the purpose of the checkpoint is to educate the

public about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol. The

police department conducts the checkpoints as an ongoing effort to reduce

the number of impaired drivers on the street.

The checkpoint is part of the DUI program funded by a grant from the

California Office of Traffic Safety through the Business, Transportation

and Housing Agency.