The Hawthorne Police Department made 4 DUI arrests from alcohol and/or drugs and1,691 vehicles were screened while conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on December 13th, 2019. The checkpoint was at Hawthorne Boulevard and Broadway Avenue between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. In addition, 59 drivers were cited or arrested for operating a vehicle while unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, a total of 61 citations were issued and 19 vehicles were towed. DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests. Last calendar year (2018), the Hawthorne Police Department investigated 115 DUI collisions that killed 2 people and injured 66 others. Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with DUI can expect the impact of a DUI arrest to be approximately $13,500. This includes fines, fees, DUI classes, license suspension and other expenses not to mention possible jail time. The Hawthorne Police Department reminds drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs. The Hawthorne Police Department will be conducting another DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint and/or DUI Saturation Patrol on December 20th, 2019 in our ongoing commitment to take suspected impaired drivers off our streets and highways, ultimately lowering the risk for deaths and injuries. Funding for this checkpoint was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.