CHP Plans DUI Checkpoint in San Mateo County Friday Night

The is conducting another DUI checkpoint on Friday, Sept. 2.

Because there tends to be more people out driving on the weekends and in the summer in general, there can be more people driving under the influence, said CHP Officer Art Montiel.

There’s an exit that responsible drivers can spot and take if they want to avoid the checkpoint. But drunk drivers, Montiel said, often don't see the alternate exit and proceed through the checkpoint.

The last checkpoint on Aug. 19 was at El Camino Real and Fifth Street.

“We just want people to drive safe and have a backup plan if their designated driver falls through,” Montiel told Patch.  

The CHP will release the exact location of the checkpoint two hours before the DUI operation begins.