Vallejo DUI Checkpoint September 30, 2009
Solano County Drivers beware! The City of Vallejo Police Department has announced that they will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Wednesday evening. The location of the checkpoint has not been disclosed and the United States Supreme Court is of the opinion that law enforcement does not need to release DUI checkpoint location information. Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990)
Although the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution affords us all protections against "unreasonable searches and seizures", law enforcement use of DUI checkpoints is on the rise.
The use of DUI checkpoints is gaining support nationwide in an effort to reduce DUI related accidents, injuries and deaths. The Vallejo Police Department wishes to use this DUI checkpoint to identify DUI offenders and get them off the street.
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