From Niesha Lofing:
Sacramento police will be on the lookout today for drunken drivers downtown.
Police will hold a sobriety and drivers license checkpoint downtown to promote public safety, deter people from drinking and driving and increase awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving, a police news release states.
The location and time of the checkpoint will be released two hours before it's held.
The program is funded through a grant from the state Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The police department also is encouraging the public to call 911 to report drunken drivers.
Callers should be prepared to describe the vehicle, its location and direction of travel, police said.
The following are indicators of drunken driving:
• Weaving or swerving in and out of lanes
• Erratic speeds
• Braking erratically or stopping in the lane
• Sudden stops for signal lights and slow start once they change
• Remaining at the signal lights once they turn green
• Making wide turns or striking curbs
• Headlights off at night or on high beams
• Driving with the turn signals on
• Straddling the center line of the road or lane lines
• Aggressive driving - speeding, tailgating, multiple lane changes or unsafe passing
Several law enforcement agencies will hold a warrant sweep Saturday. The warrant sweep is part of the Winter Mobilization Enforcement period. Allied agencies throughout the state are conducting maximum drunken driving enforcement operations through Jan. 1.
Agencies participating in the sweep include the Sacramento County sheriff's and probation departments and Folsom and Los Rios police departments.
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