Police offer tips to help them catch drunk drivers
Police officers in the South Bay and across the county have begun their annual driving under the influence patrols.
They are urging the public to call 911 when they see suspected drunken drivers, and have planned at least 44 checkpoints and 105 DUI patrols during December countywide.
Police offered these clues to spot drunk drivers:
- Weaving/swerving in and out of the lane
- Traveling at slow speeds
- Braking erratically, stopping in the lane, making sudden stops for signals and remaining at the signal lights once they turn green.
- Making wide turns and/or cutting the corner and striking the curb
- Driving without headlights or straddling the center line of the road or lane lines
- Driving aggressively with tailgating or making numerous lane changes.
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Unfortunately, I see all this every day. Even worse, the drivers are sober.